On Wednesday, Japan experienced a magnitude 6.3 earthquake. The epicenter of the quake was situated in a channel between the Kyushu and Shikoku islands, about 18 kilometers west of Uwajima. According to the US Geological Survey, the quake occurred at a depth of approximately 25 kilometers.
The Japan Times reported that no tsunami warnings have been issued as of now and there have been no reports of damages as well.
“In areas where the jolt was strong, please don’t approach any dangerous areas. There is no risk of tsunami caused by this earthquake,” the Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA) said on social media platform X.
The Nuclear Regulation Authority of Japan confirmed that the Ikata nuclear power plant in the affected area was operating normally despite the earthquake.
On March 11, 2011, Japan experienced a catastrophic disaster when the northeast coast was struck by a magnitude 9 earthquake, the most powerful ever recorded in the country, followed by a massive tsunami. These events resulted in the worst nuclear crisis since Chernobyl, which had occurred 25 years earlier.
