TOKYO:- At least two people were slightly injured Friday when an earthquake measuring 5.7 on the Richter scale struck the coast of northeast Japan.
The Japan Meteorological Agency said there was no tsunami risk after the tremor hit Iwate prefecture at 3.32 a.m. (1932GMT) at a depth of around 88 kilometers (55 miles).
Japanese Newes Agency (Kyodo) quoted firefighters as saying that a woman in her 60s sustained a shoulder injury in Iwate’s capital Morioka while another in her 70s was also slightly hurt after falling down.
Japan is one of the world’s most seismically active areas. It accounts for around 20 percent of the world’s earthquakes of magnitude 6 or greater.
QNA
