Japan earthquake

A tsunami advisory was issued by Japanese officials Wednesday following a 7.3-magnitude earthquake that hit off the coast of Fukushima prefecture, ...

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It warned of tsunami heights reaching up to 1 meter above normal tidal levels, with the initial waves reaching shore around midnight local time (11 a.m. ET).At around 12.29 a.m. local time Thursday (12.29 p.m. ET Wednesday), an 8-inch tsunami occurred along the coastline of Miyagi prefecture in Japan, according to the Japan Meteorological Agency, which also urged people in affected areas to stay away from the coast as a tsunami advisory remains in place.Cracked walls are seen at an apartment building in Fukushima after Wednesday's quake.People walk on a street during a blackout in Tokyo.The epicenter of Wednesday's quake was 55 miles (89 kilometers) from that of the devastating 2011 quake that caused a tsunami with 30-foot waves that damaged several nuclear reactors in the area. These settings are accessible on a site or app specific basis, at any time through the ‘Manage Cookies+’ link located on webpages or in application settings. He also urged people to remain vigilant over the risk of mudslides.The quake had a preliminary epicenter depth of 60 kilometers (37 miles), and the tsunami advisory was made for Fukushima and Miyagi prefectures in eastern Japan, the agency said.

Tokyo Electric Power Company (Tepco), which operates the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant where the cooling systems failed after the 2011 disaster, said on ...

Matsuno said there had been a number of emergency calls and local authorities were scrambling to assess the damage. The Pacific Tsunami Warning Center later said there was no longer a danger of a huge wave, though the Japan Meteorological Agency kept its low-risk advisory in place. A Tohoku Shinkansen express train partially derailed between Fukushima and Miyagi due to the quake, but nobody was injured, NHK said. East Japan Railway Company said most of its train services were suspended for safety checks. The nuclear authority agency later said those problems had been resolved. “Please first take action to save your life,” Kishida tweeted.