<span style="color: #222222;">In Japan, dozens of people injured as a strong earthquake hit off the eastern coast and triggered widespread power outages yesterday.<br />''<br />'' The earthquake had 7.1 magnitude and its epicenter was off the coast of Fukushima prefecture at a depth of 60 km. Houses and offices also swayed and shook in the capital Tokyo which is hundreds of kilometers away.<br />''<br />''At least two dozen people were injured. Japan Meteorological Agency said that there is no threat of a tsunami and no warning has been issued.<br />''<br />''Earthquakes are common in Japan as the country is one of the world's most seismically active areas. Japan accounts for about 20 percent of the world's earthquakes of magnitude 6 or greater.</span><br />