Japan: International: News: Hankyoreh Mobile

After a month or so, another strong earthquake occurred in the Tohoku (Northeast) region of Japan. The Japan Meteorological Agency announced on the 20th that a 6.9 earthquake occurred off the coast of Miyagi Prefecture at 6:9 pm. It was revealed that the depth of the epicenter was 59 km. 9 people were injured in the earthquake, (NHK) reported on the 21st. Due to this strong earthquake, shaking of the Jindo River 5 was detected in most areas of Miyagi Prefecture. The Jindo 5th River is hard for most people to walk without holding onto something. In some areas of Iwate Prefecture and Fukushima Prefecture in the Tohoku region, a shaking of about 5 magnitude was observed. In Tokyo, it is known that strong shaking of buildings and ground was detected for more than 10 seconds. A tsunami warning was issued on the coast of Miyagi Prefecture, raising tensions, but it was lifted an hour later. A landslide occurred near a residential area in Shiogama City, Miyagi Prefecture, and work is underway to remove the spilled soil. According to Shiogama City, there were no injuries caused by the landslide. There were also blackouts in some areas of Miyagi Prefecture. It was reported that no abnormalities caused by earthquakes were confirmed at the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant. This earthquake is 35 days after the earthquake of magnitude 7.3 occurred in the waters off Fukushima Prefecture on the 13th of last month. At that time, the maximum intensity of Gangjin was in the 6th class, with one dead and 150 injuries. By Kim So-yeon, staff reporter