Another earthquake hit Japan, but it was not large enough to cause major concern or to set off a tsunami.
According to Reuters, the earthquake measured 5.5 on the Richter scale as it shook northern Japan on Friday. Google's public alerts said it measured at a 5.2. The earthquake was centered about 30 miles southeast of Iwaki, Honshu and 118 miles northeast of Tokyo.
According to USGS, its depth was 20.8 miles.The Japan Meteorological Agency said it also shook parts of Ibaraki Prefecture with a measure of 4, and Fukushima, Saitama and Tochigi where it measured 3. The earthquake measured at a 2 in Tokyo, Chica, Gunma and Miyagi.
There was no tsunami warning issued after the earthquake and there were no immediate reports about injuries, deaths, or structural damage.
Earthquakes in Japan may raise alarm after the massive 9.0 magnitude earthquake hit the northeastern coast in March 2011. The earthquake triggered a tsunami which killed tens of thousands of people and damaged the Fukushima-Daiichi nuclear power plant, creating a nuclear crisis.
The recent earthquake struck in a similar location to the 2011 earthquake, but there is no reported further damage to the Fukushima power plant.
This earthquake in Japan is just one of a few earthquakes to affect parts of the world recently. This week, a large 7.4 magnitude earthquake hit Guatemala, killing over 50 people.
In October, a 6.6 magnitude earthquake shook Costa Rica, just a few weeks after a stronger 7.6 magnitude earthquake affected the area.
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