A tsunami warning was issued for Fukushima after a magnitude 7.3 earthquake hit northern Japan Wednesday night.
1m tsunami advisory in place for Fukushima, Miyagi prefectures. Move away from the coast now! Prelim M7.3 #earthquake with depth around 60km. It was preceded by a foreshock too which I felt #japan pic.twitter.com/87JXOAZmSK
— James Reynolds 🇺🇦 (@EarthUncutTV) March 16, 2022
ABC News reported:
A powerful 7.3 magnitude earthquake shook off the coast of Fukushima in northern Japan on Wednesday evening, triggering a tsunami advisory.
The Japan Meteorological Agency said the quake struck 60 kilometers (36 miles) below the sea.
The region is part of northern Japan that was devastated by a deadly 9.0 quake and tsunami 11 years ago that also caused nuclear plant meltdowns. Wednesday’s quake came only days after the area marked the 11th anniversary of the disaster in March 2011.
The agency issued a tsunami advisory for up to a meter (3-foot) sea surge in parts of Miyagi and Fukushima prefectures. NHK national television said the tsunami might have reached some areas already.
Live cam in Tokyo captured the earthquake:
BREAKING: Live cam captures shaking as strong earthquake hits Tokyo, Japan pic.twitter.com/UqEZdEKoKy
— Insider Paper (@TheInsiderPaper) March 16, 2022
A resident in Tokyo posted video of the earthquake shaking his desk.
WATCH:
Strong M7.3 earthquake rocking Fukushima, this is my desk in Tokyo now – you can hear the whole apartment building shaking. Scary. pic.twitter.com/UiiM7yzmkN
— John Daub (ONLY in JAPAN) (@ONLYinJAPANtv) March 16, 2022
Power outages and flashes in the sky:
宮城県と福島県で震度6強https://t.co/CO3JmvpVcx#nhk_video pic.twitter.com/JqHSHpWg7C
— NHKニュース (@nhk_news) March 16, 2022
Wednesday night’s earthquake in Japan hit a few days after the country marked 11 years since the 2011 9.0 quake that caused a deadly tsunami and Fukushima nuclear plant meltdown.
