‘Strong’ 6.1-magnitude earthquake strikes off Japan coast
A STRONG earthquake has rocked Japan – raising the spectre of another giant tsunami.
By David Trayner
DailyStar.com
26th July 2017
An earthquake of magnitude 6.1 struck in the Pacific Ocean, off the coast of Japan, this morning.
The shaker – which is classed as “strong” – was near the island of Okinawa, which has a population of more than 1.4million.
Almost 16,000 people were killed by an earthquake off Japan’s coast in 2011.
The under-sea tremor – which has a similar depth to today’s quake – caused a tsunami, which led to the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear disaster.
The epicentre was in the Pacific Ocean – between Japan, China, South Korea and the Philippines, which has a population of 100million.
The island of Taiwan – where 24million people live – is very near.
There were no immediate reports of damage or injuries in the quake, which hit at a depth of 21 miles, about 166 miles east of Okinawa.
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