TOKYO — A strong quake was felt late Tuesday in Tokyo, shaking buildings in Japan’s capital four days after a massive tremor sparked a devastating tsunami that ravaged the country’s northeast coast.
The Japan Meteorological Agency put the magnitude of the quake at 6.0, with the US Geological Survey (USGS) rating it at 6.1. There was no tsunami warning.
The epicenter was located in Shizuoka prefecture, about 75 miles (120 kilometers) southwest of the capital, and near Mount Fuji, which is prone to earthquakes.
The quake occurred at a relatively shallow depth of 10 kilometers.
The USGS said it had been preceded a few minutes earlier by another 5.8-magnitude tremor. The epicenter of that aftershock was located 196 miles (315 kilometers) northeast of Tokyo.