M7.1 Quake Hits Northeastern Japan
A magnitude 7.1 earthquake struck northeastern Japan at around 11:08 p.m. on Saturday, local time. No tsunami warning has been issued.
The intensity of the quake registered six-plus on the Japanese scale of zero to seven.
A jolt with an intensity of six-plus was felt in Zao Town in Miyagi Prefecture, as well as Soma City and two towns in Fukushima Prefecture.
An intensity of six-minus was logged in more than 20 municipalities in Miyagi and Fukushima prefectures.
Intensities of three or higher were logged in a wide area stretching from Hokkaido to Aichi Prefecture.
The Meteorological Agency estimates the focus was off the coast of Fukushima Prefecture at a depth of 60 kilometers.