Japan Earthquake 2021, 7.1 magnitude, Fukushima | Feb 13

Japan hit by 7.1-magnitude earthquake near eastern coast. Japan’s meteorological agency said the quake hit at 11.08pm local time (1408 GMT). Hit at a depth of 60km (37 miles) in the Pacific, off Fukushima. It is near the epicentre of a 2011 killer quake that triggered a towering tsunami and killed more than 18,000 people. Saturday’s Feb 13, 2021, quake was followed by aftershocks, including a 4.7 magnitude jolt, JMA said. The US Geological Survey registered the quake as magnitude 7.0 at a depth of 54km. Local media reported power outages affecting hundreds of thousands of homes across the Tohoku region of eastern Japan.