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An aerial view of the stricken Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant in Fukushima prefecture, northeastern Japan. Photo by EPA/BGNES
A strong earthquake with a magnitude of 7.3 on the Richter scale has hit north-east Japan, which is the same area that was devastated exactly 4 months ago by a 9-point earthquake.
The latest shock occurred Sunday at 09:57 local time and triggered a small tsunami in Iwate prefecture, measuring 10cm (4in). A tsunami alert was issued, but it has been lifted later. The depth of the epicenter was at 10km (6.2 miles), according to the US Geological Survey.
There are no reports of damage or injuries so far, but workers at the Fukushima nuclear power plant, NPP, which was severely damaged by the March 11 quake, were evacuated as a precaution.
The 11 March earthquake was the strongest in Japanese history. It killed more than 14 000 people in combination with a 10meter tsunami.
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