4-4-2024 (TOKYO) At 12:16 pm local time today, a powerful magnitude 6 earthquake struck the offshore region of Fukushima Prefecture, Japan, sending tremors rippling across the affected area and even reaching the bustling streets of central Tokyo. The Japan Meteorological Agency reported that the quake registered a maximum intensity of 4 on the seismic scale and had a depth of 40 kilometres.
The tremors were not confined to the epicentre, as residents and workers in the nation’s capital also experienced the unsettling shaking, underscoring the significant impact of the seismic event.
