On March 23, a strong 6 magnitude earthquake struck near Fukushima nuclear complex, the meteorological agency said.

According to the agency, no tsunami warning was issued following the quake.

Public broadcaster NHK said there was no immediate report of damage to the nuclear power plant, Lenta.ru reports.

As reported earlier, on March 11, the biggest earthquake (9 magnitude) in the recent years hit the northeast of Japan, triggering a 10-meter tsunami and followed by several powerful aftershocks. The epicenter is located 373 to north-east from Japan’s capital, Tokyo at the depth of 24 kilometers. A massive earthquake damaged cooling functions of the Fukushima nuclear plant, making the operator to pour seawater into reactors and let out radioactive air into atmosphere.