A magnitude 6 earthquake was recorded near the coast of Fukushima (Japan) without causing anomalies at the nuclear power plant

MADRID, 4 Abr. (EUROPA PRESS) -

The Japan Meteorological Agency recorded this Thursday morning an earthquake of magnitude 6 on the Richter scale near the coast of the Fukushima prefecture, and so far there have been no anomalies in the operation of the Fukushima nuclear power plant. Daiichi, which suffered a serious nuclear accident in 2011 following a devastating earthquake and subsequent tsunami.

The tremor occurred at 12:16 p.m. (local time), which was also felt in the prefectures of Iwate and Miyagi, causing the temporary paralysis of the high-speed trains on the Tohoku Shinkansen line, which connects the cities of the island. of Honshu from Tokyo (in the south) to Aomori (in the north), as published by the Japanese news agency Kyodo.

Japan has already carried out the fourth round of discharging treated water from the plant into the sea, sparking criticism from residents and countries in the region, especially China, which has imposed import bans on all seafood from Japan.