Breaking story…. this post will be updated…
A tsunami warning was issued and waves could come come ashore at any moment after an estimated 7.3 magnitude earthquake struck in Japan on Monday.
Asahi Shimbunreports:
There were no immediate reports of damage or injury, which struck at 5:59 a.m.
Tokyo Electric Power Co. was checking its nuclear plants in Fukushima for damage, public broadcaster NHK said. The utility could not immediately be reached by Reuters.
Tohoku Electric Power Co. said there was no damage to its Onagawa nuclear plant.
Television footage showed ships moving out to sea from Fukushima harbors, as the meteorological agency warned of a tsunami of 3 meters for Fukushima, where TEPCO’s Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant was devastated in a March 2011 quake and tsunami.
Live stream from Japan:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3pixK6c_MNU
Initial reports:
BREAKING: Magnitude 7.3 earthquake strikes off Fukushima in Japan, tsunami warning issued.
— The Associated Press (@AP) November 21, 2016
MORE: Tsunami warning issued after 7.3 magnitude Japan quake; residents urged to flee Fukushima coast – Japanese broadcaster
— Reuters World (@ReutersWorld) November 21, 2016
According to an initial report by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), the quake hit approximately 37 kilometers off the Japanese coast, east south-east from the city of Namie in the Fukushima prefecture just before 6am local time. The Japan Meteorological Agency, which issued the official tsunami warnings, reports the quake was relatively shallow, striking at a depth of approximately 10 kilometers.
In 2011, a major earthquake in a similar area triggered a massive tsunami that killed thousands of people and caused a meltdown at the Fukushima nuclear power plant.
