Tokyo: A moderate earthquake of magnitude-5.2 has shaken the northeastern Japan.
The magnitude-5.2 quake struck Fukushima Prefecture overnight just after 2 a.m. local time Wednesday (1700 GMT Tuesday). Its epicenter was on the coast near the town of Iwaki, 115 miles north of Tokyo.
There is no immediate report of any damage or casualty.
Fukushima was severely hit by the quake and tsunami in March that left more than 21,000 people dead or missing.
The Wednesday quake was about 70 miles from the Fukushima Dai-ichi nuclear facility.
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