A 6.3-magnitude earthquake strikes western Japan, and there are no tsunami warnings yet world News

A 6.3 magnitude earthquake struck Japan on Wednesday. The US Geological Survey said the quake's epicenter was located in a channel between the islands of Kyushu and Shikoku, about 18 kilometers west of Uwajima, and at a depth of about 25 kilometers.

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No tsunami warnings have been issued and there have been no reports of damage so far.

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Impact on the nuclear plant?

The operator of the Ikata nuclear plant in Ehime Prefecture, where one of the reactors is currently operating, said there were no violations, public broadcaster NHK reported.

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Frequent earthquakes in Japan

Japan, known for its high seismic activity, is frequently struck by earthquakes, accounting for nearly a fifth of all earthquakes worldwide with a magnitude of 6 or higher.

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The country faced a major disaster on March 11, 2011, when the northeast coast was hit by a 9.0 magnitude earthquake, the strongest ever recorded in Japan, followed by a massive tsunami. These events led to the worst nuclear crisis since Chernobyl, which occurred twenty-five years ago.

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