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A 6.2-magnitude earthquake shook Japan’s coast of western coast on Tuesday, with no tsunami warning issued.
The epicentre of the first earthquake was in eastern Shimane prefecture, the Japan Meteorological agency said, adding that there was no danger of a tsunami. There were no reports of any major damage.
The quake measured upper five on Japan’s Shindo scale of shakiness in the western city of Yasugi, strong enough to make movement difficult without support.
Japan’s Nuclear Regulation Authority said there were no irregularities at the plant. West Japan Railway department said it had suspended Shinkansen bullet-train operations between Shin-Osaka and Hakata following the quake.
Japan sits on top of four major tectonic plates along the western edge of the Pacific “Ring of Fire” and is one of the world’s most seismically active countries.
