Tohoku Elec nuke plants operating normally after quake

TOKYO, March 14 (Reuters) - Japan's Tohoku Electric Power Co's (9506.T) Onagawa nuclear power plants are operating normally after a strong quake hit northern Japan, a company official said on Sunday.

Two of the three nuclear plants located in Miyagi prefecture, northeast Japan, are operating normally after an earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 6.6 jolted the area.

The remaining one plant has been already closed since Feb. 23 for planned regular inspection.

(Reporting by Chikafumi Hodo; Editing by Paul Tait)