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Feb 14, 2021 - Science

In photos: Strong quake rocks Japan region hit by nuclear disaster

Rebecca Falconer
Japanese woman Taeko Naito stands next to her scattered kitchen at her home in Soma, Fukushima prefecture on February 14, 2021, after a 7.3-magnitude earthquake struck off Japan's east coast

Taeko Naito in her home in Soma, Fukushima prefecture, Feb. 14 after the quake struck. Prime Minister Suga Yoshihid said authorities were preparing for potential aftershocks and landslides, NHK notes. Photo: STR/JIJI PRESS/AFP via Getty Images

A magnitude 7.3 earthquake on Saturday hit off the coast of Japan's Fukushima prefecture, injuring at least 120 people and causing widespread power outages, per Japanese broadcaster NHK.

The big picture: The Japan Meteorological Agency believes the quake was an aftershock from the deadly quake and tsunami that triggered a nuclear disaster at a Fukushima power plant on March 11, 2011.

An evacuated family rests at a shelter set up in a sports arena in Soma, Fukushima prefecture on February 14
An evacuated family rests at a shelter set up in a sports arena in Soma, Fukushima prefecture, on Feb. 14. Photo: STR/Jiji Press/AFP via Getty Images
A power excavator heavy equipment for restoration work at the landslide site on the Joban Expressway in Soma, Fukushima prefecture on February 14
An excavator at the landslide site on the Joban Expressway in Soma on Feb. 14. Photo: STR/Jiji Press/AFP via Getty Images
Screens display the suspenion of operations of the Shinkansen bullet train in the Tohoku region at JR Tokyo Station in Tokyo on February 14
Screens display the suspension of operations of the Shinkansen bullet train in the Tohoku region at JR Tokyo Station in Tokyo on Feb. 14 in response to the quake. Photo: Kazuhiro Nogi/AFP via Getty Images
Damaged buildings are seen in Fukushima on February 13
Damaged buildings in Fukushima on Feb. 13, moments after the quake struck. Photo: Jiji Press/AFP via Getty Images
Tableware and dishes are seen broken on the floor of a restaurant in Fukushima early on February 14
A Fukushima restaurant early Feb. 14. Photo: Jiji Press/AFP via Getty Images
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