Strong quake in western Japan

An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 6.6 struck Tottori Prefecture in western Japan on Friday afternoon. The Japan Meteorological Agency says there is no tsunami theat. The jolt registered 6 minus on the Japanese seismic scale of 0 to 7 in central Tottori. The focus was 10 kilometers deep in the prefecture. There are some reports of injuries and houses collapsing. Image: Reproduction/NHK About 30,000 households in the prefecture are without power. The tremors have disrupted transportation. Local airports have cancelled flights. Some bullet train services in central Japan are suspended. Parts of highways have been closed to check for damage. Officials at the nearby Shimane nuclear power plant say there are no irregularities. The plant was off-line at the time of the quake. Source and image: NHK Share this:TweetEmail