
Photo taken on Dec. 7, 2012 shows the scene of Japan's Tokyo after an earthquake. A 7.3-magnitude earthquake jolted off the east coast of Honshu of Japan, resulting in a tsunami warning for the country's northeastern coastal areas, according to Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA).
Japan's nuclear regulator said no abnormalities were detected at nuclear plants in the affected region, including Fukushima Daiichi and Fukushima Daini plants.
Over 20,000 people evacuated and railway services and an airport were suspended temporarily after the temblor.
The Japan Meteorological Agency said the quake was probably an aftershock of the catastrophic temblor hit the region in March 2011.
The agency also warned that there would be an aftershock up to magnitude 6 within a week.

















All the lights went out in Istanbul during the 1999 earthquake, the epicenter was 80 km. away from Istanbul.