This was reported by Kyodo.

According to the Japan Meteorological Agency, the earthquake occurred at 12:16 a.m. in Iwate, Miyagi and Fukushima prefectures. The center of the aftershocks was located at a depth of about 40 kilometers.

At the same time, the magnitude reached 6.0.

According to the East Japan Railway Co, high-speed trains on the Tohoku Shinkansen line were temporarily suspended due to the earthquake.

A powerful earthquake with a magnitude of 7.2 occurred off the coast of Taiwan. As a result, nine people died and more than 800 others were injured.