A strong 7.1-magnitude earthquake struck late Saturday off the eastern coast of Japan but no tsunami warning was issued, Japanese authorities said.
The quake produced powerful shaking along parts of Japan’s eastern coast, and was felt strongly in Tokyo, but there were no immediate reports of casualties.
Japan’s meteorological agency said the quake hit at 11.08 p.m. (1408GMT) at a depth of 60 kilometers (37 miles) in the Pacific, off Fukushima — near the epicenter of a 2011 killer quake which triggered a towering tsunami and killed more than 18,000.
Saturday’s quake was followed by aftershocks, including a 4.7 magnitude jolt, JMA said.
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