The quake struck at
After initially estimating the strength of Saturday's earthquake at magnitude-7.1, the
The epicenter was roughly 55 km (34 mi) below the ocean floor, according to the JMA.
"There have been no anomalies reported from any of the nuclear facilities," Japanese Prime Minister
Both plants have been shut down since the 2011 meltdowns at Fukushima Dai-ichi as a result of tsunami damage.
The government established a crisis center in the prime minister's office and "remains in contact with all of the relevant authorities," Suga told reporters.
"We will continue to respond, putting human lives first," he said.
The temblor damaged homes and infrastructure in Fukushima and neighboring Miyagi prefecture and more than two-dozen people suffered injuries, state-run
Roughly 850,000 residential customers were without power and passenger rail service in the affected area was disrupted.
Saturday's quake "might have been an aftershock" of the catastrophic temblor in
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