(AP)
TOKYO - A strong earthquake has rocked northeastern Japan,
which is still recovering from the devastating tsunami six months ago.
The
quake Thursday had a preliminary magnitude of 5.6. There were no
immediate reports of damage and no tsunami warning was issued.
The
earthquake was centered off Fukushima, which was severely hit by the
quake and tsunami in March that left more than 21,000 people dead or
missing. Fukushima is about 150 miles northeast of Tokyo.
The
March disaster touched off the worst nuclear crisis since Chernobyl,
generating meltdowns, fires and explosions at the Fukushima Dai-ichi
nuclear facility.
The plant's operator said there were no signs of abnormalities at the plant from the quake on Thursday.