Tokyo, Feb 14 (AFP/APP): A 7.3-magnitude earthquake off Fukushima in eastern Japan injured more than 100 people, authorities said Sunday, nearly a decade after the region suffered a devastating quake, tsunami and nuclear meltdown. No casualties have been reported after the late-night quake in the Pacific, which did not trigger a tsunami, and no abnormalities were observed at the stricken Fukushima nuclear plant. But residents preparing to mark the 10th anniversary of the triple disaster said they were frightened by Saturday‘s jolt — which the Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA) said was considered an aftershock of the massive tremor on March 11, 2011. “I was at home… the shaking was so strong I became truly afraid for my physical safety,” Masami Nakai, a municipal official in Soma city in northern Fukushima, told AFP. Images posted online showed a car crushed by a rock lantern in the car park of a Shinto shrine, while another showed broken glass and items thrown from the shelves at a shop. The disaster agency said 114 injuries — six classed as “serious” — were reported in the region and also around Tokyo, where the quake was felt strongly just after 11 pm on Saturday. Authorities were assessing the impact of … Continue reading 7.3-magnitude earthquake in Fukushima injures more than 100 people