7.3 Quake Strikes Japan, Jolts Tokyo

Above, a view of Tokyo from the Tokyo Skytree. Photo by Armand Vaquer.

We're about a month away from the tenth anniversary of the Great East Japan Earthquake that took place on March 11, 2011, but the planet decided to "celebrate" a little early.

According to The Mainichi:

TOKYO -- An estimated magnitude-7.3 earthquake hit off northeast Japan at around 11:08 p.m. on Feb. 13, according to the Japan Meteorological Agency.

The temblor registered an upper 6 on the Japanese seismic intensity scale of 7 in Fukushima and Miyagi prefectures. The quake was focused off Fukushima Prefecture at a depth of about 60 kilometers.

There was no risk of a tsunami from the quake, the agency said.

The temblor jolted the Tokyo metropolitan area.

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