Quake rocks Japan, no danger to nuclear facilities
14:34, 19 August 2011
MOSCOW. August 19. KAZINFORM No damage was reported at the crippled Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant after a 6.5-magnitude earthquake jolted northeast Japan on Friday; Kazinform cites RIA Novosti.
A tsunami warning is in place for the coastal areas of Miyagi and Fukushima prefectures, which were devastated by a powerful quake and tsunami in March that also severely damaged the nuclear plant.
The quake's epicenter was 113 kilometers from the town of Fukushima, the U.S. Geological Survey said.