Japan sufferred 7.3 magnitude earthquake

Sanriku waters northeast of Japan from 9 am Richter magnitude 7.3 earthquake, the earthquake triggered tsunami waves 60 cm. There are no casualties and property damage were reported.

According to Meteorological observations, earthquake occurred at 11:45 local time (GMT 10:45), the epicenter is located in Miyagi Prefecture 160 kilometers east of stag Peninsula, near the Sanriku area, focal depth about 10 km. Miyagi, Aomori, Iwate, Akita, Yamagata and Fukushima Prefecture and other places have strongly felt. Since then, took place in the same area 4 to 5.2 Richter magnitude 6.3 aftershocks ranging. Police said the two after the earthquake, were not received reports of casualties.

After the earthquake, the Japan Meteorological Agency Aomori to Fukushima Prefecture to the Pacific coast issued a tsunami warning and urged residents not to close to the coast near the mouth area. Since then, the Meteorological Agency in Hong Kong Ofunato in Iwate Prefecture, Miyagi Prefecture Ishinomaki City, Ayukawa and Kamaishi, Iwate Prefecture in Hong Kong observed 60 cm, 50 cm and 40 cm high waves.

According to East Japan Railway Company said, affected by the earthquake, the Tohoku Shinkansen Aomori Shiraishi Zao to a new paragraph was to ensure the safety shutdown. According to Northeast Power Company said the Miyagi earthquake did not cause damage Onagawa nuclear power plants, nuclear power plants now operating normally.

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