There are reports that it was a magnitude from 6.5 to 6.9. They use their own scale as noted below and it only hit a 4 on the scale.
Hell even Jessica Simpson tweeted about it.

We only get the seasonal Hurricanes here in South Florida. Just found one was developing now off the Africa Coast heading or way. We have had a mild year so far and am hoping it stays that way.
What type of natural disasters hit your area?
Source: Japan Today & Danny Choo