Quake rocks northern Japan and triggers tsunami warings

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

An quake with a preliminary magnitude of 7.4 struck northeastern Japan’s Fukushima on Tuesday, the weather agency said, while tsunami waves were observed in the area and some people were injured. Tokyo perceived the events but no injuries or severe damages have been reported so far.

The nuclear team authorities in Fukushima nuclear facilities said there are no reports of abnormalities and it is safe as of now.

The tsunami measured up to 140 centimetres, the highest since the March 11, 2011 when tsunami caused by a magnitude-9.0 quake flooded a wide area of northeastern and eastern Japan.

The vast majority of deaths in the 2011 disaster resulted from the tsunami.

Earthquake- and volcano-prone Japan sits at the convergence of four tectonic plates.

JX had restarted its truck oil product shipments at its Sendai refinery at 12:40 pm local time but its waterborne shipments at its Sendai and Kashima refineries remain suspended, the official said. Tsunami waves are expected to hit repeatedly.

Power would need to be cut for about a week before temperatures in the spent-fuel cooling system would reach the upper safety limit, according to Yutaka Ikoma, a spokesman at the Nuclear Regulation Authority.

A 7.3 magnitude quake hit offshore Fukushima early Tuesday, leading to a coal-fired power plant being shut and the suspension of oil product shipments from northeastern Japan.

Two persons have been slightly injured by the Tsunami waves.

TOKYO (AP) – Coastal residents fled to higher ground as a powerful natural disaster sent a series of moderate tsunamis toward Japan’s northeastern shore Tuesday and fueled concerns about the Fukushima nuclear power plant destroyed by a much larger tsunami five years ago.

Firefighters and local residents look toward the port to check the water level after tsunami advisories were issued following an natural disaster in Soma, Fukushima prefecture, Japan, in this photo taken by Kyodo November 22, 2016.

Fukushima prefecture, around 290km north of Tokyo, is the home to Japan’s ill-fated nuclear power plant.

Power was lost briefly Tuesday at the nearby Fukushima Daini nuclear power plant, but was quickly restored, according to Tokyo Electric Power Company.

Only two reactors are operating in Japan, both in the southwest.

Japan lies in a particularly seismically active region and accounts for around 20% of quakes worldwide of magnitude 6.0 or more.

After Japan Earthquake the prime minister of the nation “Shinzo Abe” has put his empathy for their people and also has thanked the people of the world for their warm and enthusiastic support. Coastal residents in Japan were ordered to flee to higher.

Residents have become well-rehearsed on disaster drills since 2011, said Kida, who lives with his parents.