A series of strong earthquakes with major ones of up to a preliminary 7.6 magnitude struck the western coast of central Japan on Monday, triggering tsunamis in the surrounding areas and countries. Currently, there are no reports of Chinese casualties, and China is not at risk of experiencing a tsunami, according to Chinese authorities.
A magnitude 7.4 earthquake rattled northeastern Japan late Wednesday night, including Miyagi and Fukushima prefectures, which was devastated by a 9.0 quake in 2011 that triggered the Fukushima nuclear disaster. Some Chinese citizens in Japan and analysts expressed deep concern over the safety of the nuclear facilities and worry that Japan may accelerate its plan to discharge contaminated water into the sea.
The tsunami triggered by a massive underwater volcanic eruption in Tonga rarely seen in 30 years has neither caused deaths or injuries of Chinese nationals nor brought disastrous effects to China s coast so far, but its impacts on the whole Pacific region are being closely watched by China as people worry whether the natural disaster would catastrophically inundate the low-lying Tongan islands and affect the global climate.