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Several strong earthquakes, including a 6.0 magnitude on Richter scale, jolted northeastern Japan Wednesday morning, but the troubled Fukushima nuclear power plants were not damaged by the series of quakes.
No tsunami warnings have been issued so far, while the Fukushima Daiichi and Daini nuclear power plants were not damaged by the series of quakes and the ongoing reconstruction work there was not hindered, according to the Nuclear and Industrial Safety Agency.
The 6.0 tremor jolted mainly Fukushima Prefecture, where a disaster has been unfolding at the Daiichi nuclear power plant in the wake of the March 11 quake, at 7:12 a.m. (local time).
Tokyo Electric Power Co. continued reconstruction work at the troubled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant on Wednesday, aiming at restoring lost functions at its No. 1 to No. 4 reactors.
After the 9.0 magnitude that hit Japan, massive tsunami knocked out the cooling system of the Fukushima nuclear power plants, where radioactive materials have been leaked out.
The National Police Agency said Tuesday that the catastrophic earthquake and ensuing tsunami have left 9,079 people dead and 12, 645 others unaccounted for in Japan by 12:00 local time (0300 GMT).
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