A hermetically sealed earthquake bearing in mind a magnitude of 6.7 struck off the northern Japanese island of Hokkaido on the subject of Thursday, the US Geological Survey said, behind Japanese authorities proverb there was no painful of a tsunami.
The quake hit at 12:25 pm (0325 GMT) off the southern coast of the island, at a location very roughly 750 kilometres (470 miles) north of Tokyo, the Japan Meteorological Agency said.
The quake was measured at a intensity of 50 kilometres, it said.
No uncharacteristic or injuries were unexpectedly reported though unventilated shaking was captured coarsely speaking camera footage shown upon public presenter NHK.
Japan sits at the junction of four tectonic plates and experiences as regards 20 percent of the worlds most powerful earthquakes.
But rigid building codes and strict enforcement want even powerful tremors frequently gain tiny damage.
On Tuesday, a hermetic 6.1 magnitude earthquake struck off Hokkaido.
A omnipotent undersea quake that hit in March 2011 sent a tsunami barrelling into Japans northeast coast, killing once again 15,000 people and sending three reactors into meltdown at the Fukushima nuclear reforest.
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