Earthquakes shake Japan's coast, Venezuela, and California within hours of each other

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A powerful earthquake struck off Japan's northern coast on Thursday. In a separate quake, a 7.1-magnitude earthquake shook Venezuela on Wednesday evening, collapsing buildings in the capital of Caracas. The quake in Japan had a preliminary magnitude of 6.9 and occurred off the eastern coast of Iwate, the Japan Meteorological Agency said. It had a depth of about 50 kilometers (30 miles), it said. The US Geological Survey also reported a magnitude of 6.9. There were no immediate reports of injuries or damage. In Venezuela, the US Geological Survey said the earthquake's epicenter was west of the community of Moron, located along the country's Caribbean coast, about 168 kilometers (104 miles) west of Caracas. The quake had a depth of 13 kilometers (8 miles).