The epicentre of the earthquake was off the coast of Fukushima prefecture at a depth of 60 km (36 miles), the Japan Meteorological Agency said. The earthquake, which hit at 11:08 p.m. local time (1408 GMT), and shook buildings in the capital Tokyo and elsewhere. He said there were no irregularities at two nuclear facilities, Fukushima Dai-ni and Onagawa. NHK said there were no reports of irregularities at another nuclear facility at Tokaimura, in Ibaraki prefecture. Japan accounts for about 20 percent of the world's earthquakes of magnitude 6 or greater.

Source: bd News24 February 13, 2021 14:15 UTC