Tokyo frappé par une secousse de magnitude 7,3

Samedi 13 février, la capitale japonaise a été frappée par un violent séisme sous-marin de magnitude 7,3 survenu la nuit au large du Nord-est du pays. L’épicentre du séisme est situé à une profondeur de 60 kilomètres dans l’océan Pacifique, au large de la préfecture de Fukushima. Les secousses, longuement ressenties à Tokyo, ont fait, selon un bilan publié dimanche matin par l’Agence météorologique japonaise (JMA), 104 blessés et des dégâts matériels. Elles n’ont toutefois pas provoqué de tsunami.

Powerful #Earthquake Strikes #Japan The epicenter of the quake was off the coast of #Fukushima Prefecture, the site of a massive earthquake and tsunami in 2011 that killed thousands and caused meltdowns at a nuclear plant. pic.twitter.com/eKl8Fqet6l

— World eNews (@socialbook1) February 13, 2021

#Japan– A strong earthquake struck off the coast of Fukushima, Japan, on Saturday, just weeks before the 10-year anniversary of the deadly 2011 tsunami. Quake was 7.3 magnitude and was felt strongly in Tokyo, but a tsunami warning has not been issued, weather officials said. ? pic.twitter.com/eqTAms1UuN

— Mete Sohtao?lu (@metesohtaoglu) February 13, 2021

A strong earthquake with a magnitude of 7.1 hit off the coast of eastern #Japan on Saturday, rattling buildings across #Tokyo. However, there appears to have been no major damage and no #tsunami warning was issued. #Quake #earthquake #anews pic.twitter.com/4a8GWbveQK

— ANews (@anews) February 13, 2021

#JapanEarthquake More Video footage from Fukushima More damage from the powerful M7.1 quake off Japan’s #Tohoku coast, #landslide outside #Soma in Fukushima 9,50,000 homes in Japan without power after strong quake#Fukushima #TsunamiAlert #earthquake #tokyo #earthquake2021 pic.twitter.com/9UrhNGZ5Pi

— Tulika Singh (@singhtulika212) February 13, 2021