Japan- 7.3-magnitude earthquake strikes near Japan coast, triggering tsunami warning, 16 March 2022

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7.3-magnitude earthquake strikes near Japan coast, triggering tsunami warning (nbcnews.com)
''A massive 7.3-magnitude earthquake struck near Namie, Japan, triggering a one-meter-high tsunami warning for coasts along the area, according to the United States Geological Survey.

The earthquake was reported just before 11 a.m. ET on Wednesday, which is around midnight Thursday in Japan. The Japan Meteorological Agency said the quake struck about 36 miles below the sea.''

 

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A huge earthquake that rocked buildings and cut power to more than two million homes in Japan has sparked fears of a Tsunami - 11 years after a tidal wave left nearly 19,000 people dead or missing in the same area.

The powerful 7.3-magnitude quake jolted the east of the country and left supermarkets and houses trashed while 170 miles away in Tokyo the city was plunged into darkness amid the electrical shortage.

It also triggered a fire alarm at a turbine at the crumpled Fukushima Daiichi plant, authorities said, adding they were monitoring the situation on Wednesday night.

But Japan's nuclear authority said no abnormalities were detected at the site that went into meltdown 11 years ago when it was battered by a 9.0-magnitude quake.

Meanwhile as many as 6,820 people had to be evacuated from their homes Watari Town in Miyagi, according to local news site NHK.

The epicentre struck off the coast of Fukushima at a depth of 37 miles at 11.36pm local time - 2.36pm in the UK - triggering an advisory for tsunami waves of one metre for the coasts of northeastern Fukushima and Miyagi.
earthquake hits northern Japan | Daily Mail Online


Tsunami warning after earthquake hits northern Japan | Daily Mail Online

 

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People injured from the quake have been taken to the hospital in Fukushima's Soma city, Kyodo News agency reported, without specifying the number of people injured. Power has been restored in all of Tokyo, Tokyo Electric Power said.

Japan's Meteorological Agency on Thursday urged the public to watch out for more seismic activity in the next few days. Masaki Nakamura, an official from the agency, urged people in affected areas to stay away from the coast and not to enter the sea until tsunami advisories had been lifted. He also urged people to remain vigilant over the risk of mudslides.

Japan quake: 7.3-magnitude earthquake hits coast off Fukushima Prefecture - CNN