JAPAN WAS struck by another earthquake measuring around 6.8-magnitude in Japan’s northeast coast today. The epicentre of today’s earthquake is said to be slightly towards the south of Fukushima, where the devastating 9.0 earthquake had taken place on March 11, which took away lives of around 20,000 people. Right after the earthquake, Japan issued a tsunami warning, but it later withdrew it, on investigating and finding that the earthquake did not lead to ocean waves high enough to be a danger.

As the tsunami warning came in, there were numerous disturbances reported in bullet train operations - with many of them coming to a halt. Some of the highways had to be closed.

One of the first to come on record about the tsunami alert was the Fukushima nuclear plant, which issued a statement that the earthquake had not led to any kind of damage, loss or even threat.

Having learned from its past experience, Japanese officials were quick to respond as they issued a tsunami warning in the region. People have become habituated with tsunami warnings that come after an earthquake is reported.

When it comes to all the earthquakes that take place throughout the year in various parts of the world, Japan is said to account for 20 per cent of them.