M7.3 Fukushima quake is aftershock of 2011 killer quake: expert

Saturday's magnitude 7.3 quake that struck Japan's northeastern coast is believed to be an aftershock of the 2011 killer earthquake that triggered massive tsunami in the area, a seismologist said."Because (the 2011 quake) was an enormous one with a magnitude of 9.0, it's not surprising to have an aftershock of this scale 10 years later," said Kenji Satake, a professor at the University of Tokyo's Earthquake Research Institute.Despite the relatively large size of the latest quake with the focus off Fukushima Prefecture, it was unlikely to cause tsunami because it had a deep epicenter of abou…READ FULL ARTICLE