Magnitude 7.3 earthquake strikes off Fukushima in Japan, tsunami warning issued

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TOKYO (AP) - Magnitude 7.3 earthquake strikes off Fukushima in Japan, tsunami warning issued

 

-- © Associated Press 2016-11-22

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Tsunami warning issued after quake off Fukushima in Japan 

 

TOKYO (AP) — Coastal residents in Japan were ordered to flee to higher ground on Tuesday after a strong earthquake with a magnitude of 7.4 struck off the coast of Fukushima prefecture.

 

The Japan Meteorological Agency issued a tsunami warning for waves of up to 3 meters (10 feet) in Fukushima and another prefecture, and a tsunami advisory for much of the rest of northeast Japan's Pacific coast. There were no immediate reports of damage or injury.

 

Tsunamis of up to 90 centimeters (3 feet) were recorded about an hour after the 6 a.m. earthquake, and the tsunami warning area was widened later in the morning.

 

Fukushima prefecture is home to the nuclear power plant that was destroyed by a huge tsunami following an offshore earthquake in 2011.

 

The operator of the Fukushima Dai-ichi plant said there were no abnormalities observed at the plant, though a swelling of the tide of up to 1 meter has been detected offshore.

 

Plant operator TEPCO said a pump that supplies cooling water to a spent fuel pool at the nearby Fukushima Dai-ni plant stopped temporarily, but that it was working again. The Tokyo-based utility is investigating the cause.

 

The U.S. Geological Survey measured the magnitude at 6.9. The earthquake shook buildings in Tokyo, 240 kilometers (150 miles) southwest of the epicenter.

 

The meteorological agency said the quake struck at a depth of 10 kilometers (6 miles). It revised up the magnitude from an initial reading of 7.3.

 

NHK urged people to evacuate immediately, reminding them of the devastating 2011 quake that killed about 18,000 people.

 

-- © Associated Press 2016-11-22

[MJP]

Oh <deleted> . . . 

[oldcarguy]

it is on  NHK World  website now ,  Tsunami is expected within 10 minutes .......

 

UPDATE:  Tsunami observed 20 km offshore at 6:41am Japan time

 

They are doing a great job (in English) telling everyone to go to higher ground , 

 

no word of damage on ground yet

Edited November 21, 2016 by oldcarguy

[Scott]

Oh, goodness, I hope everyone makes it to safety.  

 

[OMGImInPattaya]

Not again ?

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Offshore quake causes tsunamis, nuclear worries in Japan

By KEN MORITSUGU

 

TOKYO (AP) — A powerful earthquake off the northeast Japanese shore Tuesday sent residents fleeing to higher ground and prompted worries about the Fukushima nuclear power plant destroyed by a tsunami five year ago.

 

Lines of cars were seen snaking away from the coast in the pre-dawn hours after authorities issued a tsunami warning and urged residents to seek higher ground immediately. The warning was lifted nearly four hours later.

 

The magnitude 7.4 earthquake struck in the same region that was devastated by a tsunami in 2011, killing some 18,000 people.

 

There were reports of minor injuries and damage, Japanese broadcaster NHK said. The earthquake shook buildings in Tokyo, 240 kilometers (150 miles) southwest of the epicenter.

 

NHK also showed one person's video of water rushing up a river or canal, but well within the height of the embankment. It was eerily reminiscent of the 2011 disaster, when much larger tsunamis rushed up rivers and overflowed, wiping away entire neighborhoods.

 

On Tuesday, tsunami waves were recorded along the coast. The highest one was 1.4 meters (4.6 feet) in Sendai Bay. A tsunami advisory for waves of up to 1 meter (3 feet) remained in effect along the coast.

 

The operator of the Fukushima Dai-ichi plant said there were no abnormalities observed at the plant, though a swelling of the tide of up to 1 meter was detected offshore.

 

The plant was swamped by the 2011 tsunami, sending three reactors into meltdown and leaking radiation into the surrounding area. The plant is being decommissioned but the situation remains serious as the utility figures out how to remove still-radioactive fuel rods and debris and what to do with the melted reactor cores.

 

Plant operator TEPCO said a pump that supplies cooling water to a spent fuel pool at the nearby Fukushima Dai-ni plant stopped working, but that a backup pump had been launched to restore cooling water to the pool. Both plants are run by Tokyo-based TEPCO.

 

Naohiro Masuda, head of TEPCO's decommissioning unit, said he believes that the pump was shut off automatically by a safety system as the water in the pool shook.

 

He said decommissioning work at the destroyed Dai-ichi plant had been temporarily suspended because of the earthquake.

The U.S. Geological Survey measured the magnitude at 6.9.

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Associated Press writers Yuri Kageyama and Mari Yamaguchi contributed to this story.

 

-- © Associated Press 2016-11-22

[adhd]

japanese assumed to be smart... did they not uncover this before they built the nuclear plants that this was a disaster waiting to happen ?

 

or was a political thing ?  nice kickbacks to get one there...

 

you know we all over the world are constantly polluted with radioactivity since the explosion / tsunami in 2011 ?

 

there are no plans to cover it, as deemed to expensive ... 

 

i guess this is one way to do population control or profits for big pharma, when a lot of people start to get cancer

 

japan people drink a lot of green tea,  tought to protect a bit from radiation...  most of the world does not drink that

[silent]

Don't they know yet that lead protects from radiation better than green tea.

[Enoon]

2011 Magnitude 9, wave 15m above mean sea level.

 

2016 Magnitude 6.9 - 7.4,  predicted wave 3m.

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TOKYO (AP) - Japan Meteorological Agency: Earthquake that struck Tuesday off Fukushima was an aftershock of massive 2011 quake.

[DavidVincent]

I really hope TEPCO would be more transparent. The history of this company about lies and false report is astounding!

[metisdead]

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