Japan was rattled by a 5.2-magnitude earthquake off the coast of Fukushima province today. The quake struck just over 50 miles from the city of Fukushima where the nuclear disaster occurred in 2011. Japan was rattled by a 5.2-magnitude earthquake off the country's east coast todayThe US Geological Survey said today's earthquake had struck at a depth of around 50 miles under the sea. Officials in Fukushima prefecture warned residents that there could be aftershocks and directed them to official public safety advice. In 2011, Fukushima was the site of the world's worst nuclear disaster since Chernobyl when a 9.1-magnitude earthquake caused a tsunami.

Source: Daily Mail February 12, 2020 11:35 UTC