Magnitude 6.4 earthquake struck near Iwaki, Japan
A 6.4 magnitude earthquake has been felt in north-east Japan, shaking buildings in the capital Tokyo, USGS reporting. It occurred at 0354 local time on Sunday (1854 GMT Saturday), at a depth of 44km (27 miles), 18 km (11 miles) ESE of Iwaki and 184 km (114 miles) NE of Tokyo.
There were no immediate reports of damage or injuries and no tsunami warning was issued.
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i was in nagasaki in march when the big one happened safe but seeing the news reports and the way it was dealt with etc was unbelievable beautiful people, the government as others has serious issues peace
peace to japan yet again no more for heavens sake