Tuesday, March 27, 2012
Magnitude 6.3 earthquake shakes Tokyo
A magnitude 6.3 earthquake shook buildings in Japan's capital of Tokyo today, the US Geological Survey (USGS) and witnesses said.
The quake was initially reported at a magnitude of 6.2 off the northeast coast of the main island of Honshu at a depth of 20.5 miles, the USGS said.
Japan broadcaster NHK said there was no threat of a tsunami and the US Pacific Tsunami Warning Center also said there was no danger of a tsunami.
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