Magnitude 4.7 earthquake recorded just 25 km off the Fukushima nuclear plant

Magnitude 4.7 earthquake recorded just 25 km off the Fukushima nuclear plant

4.7 magnitude earthquake just 25 km (15 miles) off the Fukushima nuclear plant was recorded on Sunday, April 15, 2012 at 10:36 UTC (19:36 JST). Epicenter was 23 km (14 miles) ENE of Iwaki, Honshu, Japan (37.103°N, 141.142°E).USGS recorded depth of 30.7 km (19.1

Strong and shallow earthquake magnitude 6.0 near the east coast of Honshu

Strong and shallow earthquake magnitude 6.0 near the east coast of Honshu

Strong and shallow earthquake magnitude 6.0 struck near the east coast of Honshu on April 13, 2012 at 10:10:02 UTC according to USGS. JMA is reporting magnitude 5.9. In either case this is strong earthquake only 42 km (26 miles) off the Fukushima nuclear power plant,