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M7.3 quake hits off northeastern Japan, injuring over 50
TOKYO - An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 7.3 struck off Japan s northeastern region late Saturday, injuring more than 50 people and causing widespread blackouts, but there are no tsunami threats or abnormalities at nuclear plants.
The quake occurred at 11:07 p.m. with the focus about 55 kilometers below the sea surface off the coast of Fukushima Prefecture, according to the Japan Meteorological Agency. The temblor was also felt in Tokyo.
It registered upper 6 on Japan s seismic intensity scale of 7 in parts of Fukushima and Miyagi prefectures, which were devastated by a catastrophic quake and tsunami nearly 10 years ago that subsequently triggered nuclear meltdowns.
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[UPDATE 12:10 AM] This earthquake was upgraded to magnitude 7.3 from prior M 7.1 off the coast of Fukushima prefecture. A total of 12 aftershocks were felt, according to Japan Meteorological Agency.
At least 30 people injured in Miyagi, Fukushima after quake. Multiple powerplants are offline, as reported by Kyodo News, altthough no abnormalities are uncovered at the Fukushima Daiichi and Daini nuclear power plants, according to Tokyo Electric Power.
The same was said of the Japan Atomic Power Co. s inactive Tokai No. 2 nuclear power plant in the village of Tokai in Ibaraki Prefecture and Tohoku Electric Power Co. s Onagawa nuclear plant in Miyagi Prefecture, as revdaled by the operators.
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Epicentre of 7.1 quake off coast of Fukushima but no tsunami warning
published : 13 Feb 2021 at 23:17 A worker cleans up broken bottles at a liquor shop after a strong quake in Fukushima on Saturday night. (Kyodo Photo via Reuters)
TOKYO: An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 7.1 rocked northeastern Japan late Saturday, but there was no tsunami threat and no abnormalities were detected at nuclear plants in the region.
The powerful quake occurred at 11.08pm local time, with the epicenter about 60 kilometres below the surface off the coast of Fukushima Prefecture, according to the Japan Meteorological Agency. The temblor was also felt in Tokyo.
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