Japan earthquake injures 124, causes temporary power outages (update)

Heavy machinery work to remove a landslide blocking Joban Expressway after a strong earthquake hit Soma city, Fukushima prefecture, northeastern Japan, Sunday, Feb. 14, 2021. The strong earthquake shook the quake-prone areas of Fukushima and Miyagi prefectures late Saturday, setting off landslides and causing power blackouts for thousands of people. - AP

TOKYO, Feb 14 (Bloomberg): Recovery efforts are underway in northern Japan after an earthquake of magnitude-7.3 struck off Fukushima, leaving more than a hundred injured and causing temporary power outages across the region.

Around 124 were injured in the earthquake but no deaths were reported, according to public broadcaster NHK. Energy companies reported no damage to nuclear power plants in the region.