An earthquake of magnitude of 6.7 hit the Tokyo area of Japan cutting off power to more than 2,000 homes and causing light injuries, Japan's news agencies and AFP report.
The Ibaraki prefecture on the Atlantic ocean, which is located 100 kilometers of north-east of Tokyo has been hit the strongest.
According to Japan's Meteorological Agency no tsunami damage by this earthquake though there may be slight sea level changes.
AFP reports that "Public broadcaster NHK said that two people were lightly injured, including an 18-year-old boy who was hit by his falling stereo speaker.
Power was cut off to 2,100 households, the network said, quoting local officials.
The impact was strongest in Ibaraki and adjacent Tochigi prefecture where the earthquake measured lower-5 on the 7-point Japanese scale, strong enough to crack holes in weak buildings."
According to Japan-guide.com "many parts of the country have experienced devastating earthquakes and tidal waves in the past. The worst earthquake in Japanese history hit the Kanto plain around Tokyo in the year 1923, when over 100,000 people died in the Great Kanto Earthquake.
"In January 1995 a strong earthquake hit the city of Kobe and surroundings. The Southern Hyogo Earthquake (also called Great Hanshin Earthquake) killed 6,000 and injured 415,000 people. 100,000 houses were completely and 185,000 partially destroyed."
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