September 29, 2011
by legitgov
Earthquake rocks Japan’s crippled Fukushima nuclear plant 29 Sep 2011 A 5.6-magnitude earthquake shook an area of northeast Japan which includes the crippled Fukushima nuclear power plant Thursday. There were no reports of damage to the facility, officials said. The moderate quake struck offshore near the coast of Fukushima at 7:05 pm (1005 GMT) with a “very shallow” focus, the Japan Meteorological Agency said. There were no fears of a tsunami following the tremor, the agency said.