Japan rocked by 6.0 magnitude quake
Japan, that has been hit by a massive devastating earthquake, is reported to be rocked by a 6.0 magnitude quake east on Wednesday, Reuters informs as NHK saying. It’s said that buildings were shaken in the capital, Tokyo. There were no immediate reports of damage.
Domestic and international rescue efforts are continuing in day six in northeast Japan which was ravaged by one of the most catastrophic earthquakes in human history and an ensuing tsunami last Friday.
The 9.0-magnitude quake struck at 2:46 p.m. (0546 GMT) last Friday, with the epicenter at 130 km east of the coast of Miyagi Prefecture at a depth of 24.4 km under the seabed. It then set off a deadly tsunami up to 10 meters high that sent walls of water sweeping across coastal cities in the north.