In this Feb 23, 2017 file photo, storage tanks for contaminated water stand at the Fukushima Dai-ichi nuclear power plant of the Tokyo Electric Power Company in Okuma town, Fukushima prefecture, northeastern Japan. (TOMOHIRO OHSUMI / POOL PHOTO VIA AP)
TOKYO – An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 5.1 struck off Japan's Fukushima Prefecture in Japan's northeast on Friday, the weather agency said, although no tsunami warning has been issued.
The earthquake logged lower 5 on the Japanese seismic intensity scale which peaks at 7 in some areas of Fukushima Prefecture, according to the JMA
According to the Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA), the temblor, which occurred at 3:19 pm local time (0619 GMT), was centered offshore with its epicenter at a latitude of 37.4 degrees north and a longitude of 141.3 east.
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The agency also said the quake occurred at a depth of 30 km.
The earthquake logged lower 5 on the Japanese seismic intensity scale which peaks at 7 in some areas of Fukushima Prefecture, according to the JMA.
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There have been no immediate reports of major damage or injuries as a result of the quake.
Japan's nuclear watchdog has not reported any abnormalities at any nuclear power stations, including the tsunami-stricken Daiichi nuclear power plant in Fukushima Prefecture.