A 4,9 magnitude earthquake hit Japan on Thursday. The tremor was felt in Japan’s capital and several prefectures. According to U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), the quake epicenter was 34 km of Mito city (Ibaraki prefecture) at the depth of 48,5 km. No tsunami warning was issued.

There were no immediate reports on casualties.

As Armenian News-NEWS.am reported earlier, on March 11, the largest 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. According to latest data, the death toll reached 12,600.