The epicentre was located in Shizuoka prefecture, about 120km southwest of the capital, and near Mount Fuji, which is prone to earthquakes. -- PHOTO: REUTERS
TOKYO - A STRONG quake was felt late on Tuesday in Tokyo, shaking buildings in Japan's capital four days after a massive tremor sparked a devastating tsunami that ravaged the country's north-east coast.
The Japan Meteorological Agency put the magnitude of the quake at 6.0.
The epicentre was located in Shizuoka prefecture, about 120km south-west of the capital, and near Mount Fuji, which is prone to earthquakes.
The quake occured at a relatively shallow depth of 10km.
The US Geological Survey put the magnitude at 6.1 and said it had been preceded a few minutes earlier by another 5.8-magnitude tremor. The epicentre of that aftershock was located 315km north-east of Tokyo. -- AFP
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