Powerfull 6.8 Earthquake Fukushima Japan Tsunami Warning

A 6.8-magnitude earthquake has hit Japan's northern coast near the nuclear power plant crippled in the 2011 earthquake and tsunami. Japan's Meteorological Agency says the quake struck early Saturday 10 kilometers (6 miles) below the sea surface off the coast of Fukushima, northeast of Tokyo.The quake triggered a small tsunami of up to 20 cm at Ishinomaki in Miyagi prefecture, and other locations in northeast Japan. No major damage was reported. There were no reports of abnormalities at Fukushima-1 nuclear plant following the quake, TEPCO reported.The city of Namie is located in the southern part of the Hamadori coastal region of Fukushima prefecture.The epicenter was also located 131km away from the city of Iwaki.According to the USGS, the quake was centered off Honshu island some 129 kilometers (79 miles) east-southeast of Namie and 284 kilometers east-northeast of Tokyo. It was 11 kilometers, or 7 miles, deep.There were no immediate reports of abnormalities at the crippled Fukushima nuclear power plant, which is in the area, NHK said. The quake registered a moderate 4 on the Japanese seismic scale of 1-7, meaning that major damage was unlikely.