Strong Earthquake struck Japan’s northeast coast
Aug 19th, 2011 | Category: Breaking News, World NewsAn earthquake of magnitude 6.8 struck Japan’s northeastern coast today, triggering a tsunami advisory. Japan’s Meteorological Agency says the quake hit at 2:36 p.m. The epicenter of the earthquake was slightly south of where a massive magnitude 9.0 temblor struck on March 11.
The agency issued a tsunami advisory, predicting waves of 50 centimeters along the coast of Miyagi and Fukushima prefectures, where nuclear reactors crippled in the March quake are located.