Mw 7.4 NEAR EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN

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Magnitude Mw 7.4Region NEAR EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPANDate time 2022-03-16 14:36:36.3 UTCLocation 37.71 N ; 141.60 EDepth 80 km



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Strong M7.3 Earthquake Hits Fukushima, Japan

At 11:36 AM eastern US Time Wednesday, a Magnitude 7.3 earthquake struck in the Pacific Ocean, just off the coast of Fukushima, Japan. The quake seriously shook the Fukushima Nuclear Power Plant disaster site, even though the quake was at a depth of about 63.1km depth.

Tsunami alerts are sounding in Japan, and citizens are being told to seek higher ground.

Developing story, check back for updates
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-10619683/Tsunami-warning-earthquake-hits-northern-Japan.html

Tsunami warning after 7.3 magnitude earthquake hits Fukushima, triggering fire alarm at nuclear plant, plunging millions into darkness and causing buildings to rock in Tokyo
The powerful 7.3-magnitude earthquake jolted the east of Japan and left its supermarkets and houses trashed
Meanwhile skyscrapers and other buildings in capital Tokyo rocked during the latest quake to hit the country
The epicentre was off the coast of Fukushima, site of the devastating nuclear disaster in 2011, 37 miles deep
Shortly after it hit, an advisory for tsunami waves of one metre was issued for Fukushima and Miyagi regions