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On Saturday, December 12, a strong 5.5 magnitude earthquake occurred in Japan, temporarily halting the movement of high-speed trains.
According to the National Meteorological Agency, the epicenter of the tremors was located in the Pacific Ocean east of Aomori prefecture, and the source was at a depth of 50 km. The tremors were mainly felt in northeast and northern Japan, including Aomori, Hokkaido and Iwate prefectures.
Forecasters noted that there was no tsunami threat due to the earthquake. Furthermore, no information on the destruction or deaths has been reported. However, East Japan Railway said its bullet trains were temporarily suspended due to a power outage after the earthquake.
Tohoku Electric Power said there were no anomalies at its Higashidori nuclear complex in Aomori and at the Onagawa nuclear power plant in Miyagi prefecture, which borders Iwate.
The government said that the headquarters of the crisis began to work on the operational collection and analysis of information on possible damage from the earthquake.
As reported by OBOZREVATEL, a devastating earthquake of magnitude up to 6.9 struck the Turkish province of Izmir, also causing casualties and destruction on the Greek island of Samos.
