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On the 20th, a strong earthquake of 7.2 on the Richter scale occurred in Tohoku, Japan. According to the Japan Meteorological Agency, the earthquake occurred in the sea off Miyagi Prefecture around 6:9 pm on the same day. The earthquake occurred at 38.40 degrees north latitude and 141.70 degrees east longitude, and the depth of the epicenter was 60 km. Due to this earthquake, shaking of the Jindo 5 River was observed in some areas of Miyagi Prefecture. In some areas of Fukushima Prefecture and Iwate Prefecture, a tremor of about 5 Jindo was observed, and in some areas of Saitama Prefecture and Chiba Prefecture, a shaking of Jindo 4 was observed. The shaking observed in the city center of the capital city of Tokyo was an intensity of 3. Seismic intensity is an index that indicates the relative strength of earthquake-induced shaking in a specific location, and is different from the Richter scale, which indicates the absolute energy level of an earthquake. This earthquake has issued a tsunami warning in Miyagi Prefecture. The height of the tsunami was expected to be 1 m. According to Kyodo News, the Japanese government is preparing for emergencies by setting up a liaison office at the crisis management center of the Prime Minister’s residence. Due to this earthquake, the operation of the Tohoku Shinkansen was stopped at 6:10 pm on the same day, and power outages occurred in some areas of Miyagi Prefecture. Kyodo News said that, citing Tokyo Electric Power, etc., no abnormalities caused by the earthquake were confirmed at the Fukushima No. 1 and No. 2 nuclear power plants. The earthquake that occurred in the Tohoku area that day was 35 days after the Richter scale 7.3 earthquake in the offshore of Fukushima Prefecture on the 13th of last month. At that time, the maximum magnitude detected as a strong earthquake off the coast of Fukushima Prefecture was the 6th river. Intensity consists of 10 levels (5 and 6 are subdivided into 5, 5, 6, 6, respectively) from 0, which is recorded only on the seismograph, and 7 impossible to stand. yunhap news