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Japan 7.3 Earthquake:Tsunami Warning
Japan Earthquake: Tsunami Warning as 7.3 Tremor Hits Fukushima
At least one man has died and more than 10 people have been taken to hospital after a quake hit Fukushima, Japan, with experts saying it measured 7.3 on the Richter scale and sparked a tsunami warning Daily Mirror 17 MAR 2022 https://i2-prod.mirror.co.uk/incomin...-Fukishima.jpg A huge 7.3-magnitude earthquake has hit Fukushima, Japan, killing a man and injuring at least 69 others. Terrified witnesses said buildings were left shaking after what felt like two quakes, with the second lasting for around two minutes. A man in his 60s died after falling from the second floor of a building in Soma, Fukushima, during the tremor, according to the Fuji News Network. NHK reports that at least 69 people have been injured in the quake, which happened at around 11.30pm local time. Fukushima was hit by a major quake followed by a tsunami in 2011 that triggered a nuclear disaster. The latest earthquake triggered a tsunami warning, however officials later said it only resulted in a 20cm wave. Meanwhile, a Tohoku-Shinkansen bullet train carrying 100 people was reportedly derailed by the tremor, although no-one was injured. Click here to follow our live blog on the earthquake as it develops https://i2-prod.mirror.co.uk/incomin...e-in-Tokyo.jpg The huge quake sparked a tsunami warning and left rubble strewn across roads Parts of the Japanese capital have endured power outages as a result of the tremor, with reports suggesting two million people have been left without electricity. A spokesperson for government organisation Japan Safe Travel said: "Tsunami Advisory has been issued on March 16, 11.39pm. A tsunami with an estimated height up to 1m is expected to strike the coastal regions of Miyagi/****ushima. "Get out of the water and leave coastal regions immediately." https://i2-prod.mirror.co.uk/incomin...APAN-QUAKE.jpg https://i2-prod.mirror.co.uk/incomin...EARTHQUAKE.jpg The 7.3 magnitude earthquake caused damage to this street Officials later confirmed that a 20-centimetre wave had reached Ishinomaki port in Miyagi. YouTuber Chris Broad wrote on Twitter: "Scariest earthquake in ten years. "Had an actual panic attack & thought the whole bloody building was coming down. Started with a big one that died off. "Then all of a sudden a 2nd massive one that knocked half the apartment over. Fire alarms going off all around Sendai right now." https://i2-prod.mirror.co.uk/incomin...EARTHQUAKE.jpg The tremor rocked buildings throughout Japan, including at this restaurant |
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