China News Service, April 19th. According to the Japan Broadcasting Association (NHK) report, at about 8:16 local time on the 19th, an earthquake of magnitude 5.3 occurred in Fukushima Prefecture, and many earthquakes were felt.
At about 8:16 local time on the 19th, a magnitude 5.3 earthquake occurred in Fukushima Prefecture. The picture shows that a monitoring point in the neighboring Ibaraki Prefecture detected obvious shaking.
Image source: Screenshot of the Japan Broadcasting Association (NHK) report
According to reports, the earthquake did not cause a tsunami, but many places including Fukushima, Ibaraki, and Miyagi prefectures were clearly felt.
Japan's Chief Cabinet Secretary Hiroichi Matsuno said at a press conference that so far, no reports of casualties or abnormalities in the nuclear power plant have been received.
In addition, he said that an earthquake of the same magnitude may occur in the local area within a week, and called on the public to remain vigilant.