Earthquake Shakes Site Of Fukushima Disaster

A 5.9 magnitude earthquake has hit Honshu, Japan's largest and most populous island, according to the US Geological Survey.

No tsunami warning is in place for the quake, and there are currently no reports of casualties or serious damage.

The earthquake has shaken the Fukushima nuclear power plant near Iwaki, where three nuclear reactors went into meltdown following a 9.0 magnitude quake in 2011.

Tokyo Electric Power (Tepco), which owns the plant, has said no irregularities have been found at the site.

More than 1,600 people died from health complications brought on by the nuclear disaster three years ago.

Since, Tepco has struggled to bring the power plant under control, with hundreds of litres of radioactive water flowing into the Pacific Ocean.

The clean-up effort at Fukushima is set to cost more than £11bn - excluding the compensation still owed to thousands of families.