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Magnitude 6 aftershock shakes Japan

16.03.2011 [12:44]
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Baku, March 16 (AZERTAC). A new 6 magnitude earthquake hit eastern Japan on Wednesday, one of the most powerful aftershocks to hit the country since Friday`s massive earthquake and tsunami, Kyodo agency reports.

The quake epicenter was 96 km east of Tokyo at the depth of 10 kilometers, RIA Novosti reports. No information on victims is available.

The biggest earthquake (9 magnitude) in the recent years hit the northeast of Japan, triggering a 10-meter tsunami and followed by several powerful aftershocks. The epicenter is located 373 to north-east from Japan`s capital, Tokyo at the depth of 24 kilometers. A massive earthquake damaged cooling functions of the Fukushima nuclear plant, making the operator to pour seawater into reactors and let out radioactive air into atmosphere.

According to Japan`s police, 3767 were killed and 7558 are unaccounted for.