Japan, shaken by a strong earthquake of 7.3 …

The coast is Japan was rocked on Saturday night by a strong earthquake of 7.3 points on the Richter scale. The earthquake was felt in Tokyo and authorities did not issue a tsunami warning. According to the Kyodo news agency, around 30 injured have been reported and so far there is no information on the material damage.

The earthquake occurred minutes after 11 p.m., about 60 kilometers deep, off Fukushima, according to the Japanese meteorological agency. This region, where a nuclear power plant was operating, was devastated by an earthquake and tsunami that killed 18,000 people on March 11, 2011.

After the first quake today, there was a 4.7 aftershock, the same agency reported, bringing the original magnitude from 7.1 to 7.3. The United States Geological Survey (USGS) had previously given a magnitude of 7 points and a depth of 54 kilometers.

For their part, local media reported power outages in large parts of the Tohoku region in the east. The government has reported that at least 950,000 homes have been left without supplies.

The company Tepco, responsible for monitoring the Fukushima nuclear power plant, whose nuclear reactor was destroyed in the 2011 earthquake, said in a tweet that it was closely following developments and that no anomalies had not been detected.

Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga returned to his office to closely monitor control operations, and the government has organized a coordination liaison with the affected region.

Videos circulating on social media showed objects falling from shelves in shops and homes. Japan is located in the Pacific Ring of Fire, one of the most seismically active areas on the planet.