# Tokyo Hit by Major Earthquake

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By Shayne Heffernan · 2021-02-13
Tags: Japan, earthquake, Asia, Japan
Signed: no (published before platform launch).
Nothing in this article is investment advice.

A MAJOR earthquake struck off the coast of Japan’s Fukushima prefecture on Saturday, violently shaking the cities on the eastern seaboard and prompting fears of a tsunami.

Several seismological agencies have put the magnitude of the quake, which hit east of Japan’s largest island of Honshu, at 7.0 or higher. 

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It registered as the highest possible on the local Japan Meteorological Agency Seismic Intensity Scale. A 7 quake in Japan indicates a violent, heavy earthquake which can shake people and objects around, destroy buildings, and crack the ground.

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