FUKUSHIMA, Japan, Nov. 21 (UPI) -- A 6.9-magnitude earthquake rocked the east coast of Japan early Tuesday in the same area a quake-induced tsunami killed more than 15,000 people five years ago.
The quake, measured at a magnitude of 6.9 by the U.S. Geological Survey, hit off the coast about 20 miles southeast of the town of Namie at about 6 a.m. Tuesday.