Last update: December 20, 2014 at 10:13 am by By Armand Vervaeck Earthquake-report Update 09:49 UTC : JMA 4 in Naraha-machi Kitada*, Tomioka-machi Moto-oka* and Namie-machi Kiyohashi Based on our experience with Japanese earthquakes, earthquake-report.com considers JMA 5+ intensity as a potentially dangerous shaking. Update 09:46 UTC : ER does not expect any damage from this earthquake. NO tsunami alert. Update 09:42 UTC : earthquake at intermediate depth which will increase the shaking radius considerably into the mainland Image courtesy and copyright JMA Japan 49km (30mi) E of Namie, Japan 70km (43mi) ENE of Iwaki, Japan 85km (53mi) E of Funehiki, Japan 89km (55mi) SE of Marumori, Japan 252km (157mi) NE of Tokyo, Japan not only important for science, but also for people in the area as well as our global readership.