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posted by on Tuesday November 22 2016, @05:47AM   Printer-friendly
from the splash-damage dept.

http://www.cbc.ca/beta/news/world/japan-earthquake-east-coast-1.3861065

A powerful earthquake rocked northern Japan early on Tuesday, briefly disrupting cooling functions at a nuclear plant and generating a small tsunami that hit the same Fukushima region devastated by a 2011 quake, tsunami and nuclear disaster.

The magnitude 7.4 earthquake, which was felt in Tokyo, sent thousands of residents fleeing for higher ground as dawn broke along the northeastern coast.

[...] There were no reports of deaths or serious injuries several hours after the quake hit at 5:59 a.m. local time. It was centred off the coast of Fukushima prefecture at a depth of about 10 kilometres, the Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA) said.

NewsHub (New Zealand) reports:

Small tsunami waves have hit a number of cities on the eastern coast of Japan after a 6.9 magnitude quake struck off the coast of the country.

The waves ranged from 90 centimetres [3 feet] in height at Soma Port in Fukushima to a 60 centimetre wave [in] Onahama Port in Fukushima.

[...] In [the city of] Iwaki [in Fukushima Prefecture], a man recorded[1] a [...] wave just after 7am local time.

[...] The Meteorological Agency says a tsunami measuring 1.4 meters [4.6 feet] reached Sendai port in Miyagi [Prefecture, just north of Fukushima Prefecture].

[1] The video is behind a script.

Early projections had been as high as 3 meters (10 feet).


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  • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday November 22 2016, @02:44PM

    by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday November 22 2016, @02:44PM (#431231)

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