Japan earthquake

The powerful quake struck off the coast of Fukushima on Wednesday evening, triggering a tsunami advisory and cutting power to more than 2 million Tokyo ...

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Residents in Fukushima and Miyagi cleaned their homes after a powerful earthquake struck off the northern Japanese coasts.

Japan's Nuclear Regulation Authority said a fire alarm went off at the turbine building of No. 5 reactors at the Fukushima Daiichi, but there was no fire. Early Thursday, the Japan Meteorological Agency lifted its low-risk advisory for a tsunami along the coasts of Fukushima and Miyagi prefectures. East Japan Railway said most of its train services were suspended for safety checks. Chief Cabinet Secretary Hirokazu Matsuno said Thursday morning that four people died during the quake, and the cause of their deaths is being investigated; 107 people were injured. In Yokohama, near Tokyo, an electric pole nearly fell. At a hotel in Yabuki in Fukushima prefecture, a wall was broken, the front door was thrown out of place, and dishes were broken.

The 7.4 magnitude temblor off the coast of Fukushima had echoes of a devastating 2011 quake that triggered a tsunami and nuclear disaster, and killed ...

One video from Koriyama, a city in Fukushima, showed an apartment violently shaking, with glass appearing to smash in the background. That earthquake, the biggest the country has experienced and the third largest in the world since 1990, triggered a tsunami and sparked a nuclear accident at Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant. A tsunami warning, which has since been lifted, was triggered for the Miyagi and Fukushima prefectures, amid fears the country would witness devastation similar to that following a 9.1 magnitude earthquake in 2011. He said the deaths were being investigated. By 2:52 a.m. on Thursday power had been restored to all households, it said. The company is in charge of the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant and said on Wednesday that it was running as normal.

A powerful 7.4 magnitude earthquake struck off the coast of Fukushima in northern Japan, smashing furniture, knocking out power and killing four people.

Japan’s Nuclear Regulation Authority said a fire alarm went off at the turbine building of No. 5 reactors at the Fukushima Daiichi but there was no actual fire. The Japan Meteorological Agency early Thursday lifted its low-risk advisory for a tsunami along the coasts of Fukushima and Miyagi prefectures. Prime Minister Fumio Kishida told a parliamentary session Thursday morning that four people died during the quake and the cause of their deaths are being investigated, while 97 others were injured. Roads were cracked and water poured out from pipes underground. In Yokohama, near Tokyo, an electric pole nearly fell. The agency upgraded the magnitude of the quake to 7.4 from the initial 7.3, and the depth from 36 miles below the sea to 35 miles.

Tokyo Electric Power Company (Tepco), which operates the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant where the cooling systems failed after the 2011 disaster, said on ...

Matsuno said there had been a number of emergency calls and local authorities were scrambling to assess the damage. The Pacific Tsunami Warning Center later said there was no longer a danger of a huge wave, though the Japan Meteorological Agency kept its low-risk advisory in place. A Tohoku Shinkansen express train partially derailed between Fukushima and Miyagi due to the quake, but nobody was injured, NHK said. East Japan Railway Company said most of its train services were suspended for safety checks. The nuclear authority agency later said those problems had been resolved. “Please first take action to save your life,” Kishida tweeted.

The 7.3-magnitude earthquake struck off the coast of the region devastated by the 2011 earthquake, tsunami and nuclear disaster.

Japan's Nuclear Regulation Authority said a fire alarm went off at the turbine building of No. 5 reactor at the Fukushima Daiichi but there was no actual fire. The Pacific Tsunami Warning Center said there was no longer a tsunami threat though the Japan Meteorological Agency kept its low risk advisory in place. Fukushima Daini is also set for decommissioning. The Japan Meteorological Agency said the quake hit at 11:36 p.m. at a depth of 60 kilometers (36 miles) below the sea. "I heard the ground rumbling. The Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings, which operates the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant where the cooling systems failed after the 2011 disaster, said workers found no abnormalities at the site, which was in the process of being decommissioned.

The region is part of northern Japan that was devastated by a deadly 9.0 quake and tsunami in 2011 that also caused a nuclear disaster.

The quake shook large parts of eastern Japan, including Tokyo, where buildings swayed violently. NHK national television said the tsunami might have reached some areas already. A powerful 7.3 magnitude earthquake struck off the coast of Fukushima in northern Japan on Wednesday evening, triggering a tsunami advisory and plunging more than 2 million homes in the Tokyo area into darkness.

A powerful 7.3 magnitude earthquake has struck off the coast of Fukushima in northern Japan, triggering a tsunami advisory and plunging more than 2 million ...

Japan's Nuclear Regulation Authority said a fire alarm went off at the turbine building of No. 5 reactors at the Fukushima Daiichi but there was no actual fire. The Fire and Disaster Management Agency said two people were killed and 94 others were injured, including four seriously. In Yokohama, near Tokyo, an electric pole nearly fell. Roads were cracked and water poured out from pipes underground. TOKYO -- A powerful 7.4 magnitude earthquake struck off the coast of Fukushima in northern Japan on Wednesday night, leaving two dead, triggering a tsunami advisory, rattling homes and temporarily causing widespread power outages. A powerful 7.4 magnitude earthquake has struck off the coast of Fukushima in northern Japan, killing two and triggering a tsunami advisory and temporarily causing widespread power outages

A strong earthquake struck off the coast of Japan late Wednesday, triggering a tsunami threat and leaving more than 2 million households without electricity ...

A tsunami threat was issued for the east coast of Honshu, Japan, by the Pacific Tsunami Warning Center based on preliminary earthquake parameters. No injuries were reported, the agency said. Japan's NHK World news service initially reported that the Tokyo area was under large power outages with more than 2 million households currently without power.

A powerful earthquake hit just off the coast of the Fukushima prefecture in northern Japan on Wednesday evening.

A tsunami advisory was issued for Fukushima and Miyagi prefectures, but the surge in water levels wasn’t expected to crest above three feet. The maximum intensity was 6+. Tsunami warnings/advisories have been issued. The earthquake had a “thrust” mechanism. Surrounding areas saw lower-5 shaking, with levels around a 4 in the Tokyo metropolitan area. The main quake, which was estimated to have been centered about 37 miles below the sea floor, was preceded by a lesser-magnitude 6.4 earthquake two minutes earlier. Such warnings are transmitted at the speed of light, making it possible for an alert to reach distant communities before damaging surface waves crawling along Earth’s crust arrive.

Two small tsunami waves hit the coast after the 7.3 earthquake. Millions were without power. Three hours after the quake there were no reports of casualties ...

A mild aftershock with a magnitude of 5.6 hit off the Miyagi coast at just before 1 a.m. on Thursday morning. The 7.3 earthquake was preceded by a 6.4 magnitude quake two minutes earlier. That decision was criticized by environmentalists, fishermen and some of Japan’s neighbors who feared that the treated wastewater could still pose a threat. Warnings remained in place for both the Fukushima and Miyagi prefectures, and meteorological officials warned that subsequent waves could be higher. On March 11, 2011, the Fukushima nuclear disaster began after an earthquake with a magnitude of nearly 9.0 struck off the east coast of Honshu, Japan’s main island. Last year, Japan decided to release some of the tons of accumulated wastewater that had been used to cool the damaged reactors. The difference is that the epicenter of Wednesday’s earthquake was about 60 kilometers below the sea. “We are still trying to understand the situation and collect information,” he said at a news briefing. A tsunami warning has been issued so please evacuate immediately from the coastal areas.” Then came the bad news: Scientists working on new projections of potential tsunamis in the region warned last year that waves could reach almost 74 feet. The magnitude 7.3 earthquake hit at 11:36 p.m. and the shaking lasted more than two minutes. Two small tsunami waves hit the coast after the 7.3 earthquake.

A massive 7.4-magnitude earthquake struck off Fukushima on Wednesday, leaving two dead and triggering blackouts and a 1-meter tsunami advisory 11 years ...

Chief Cabinet Secretary Hirokazu Matsuno said Wednesday that no issues were detected at the nuclear plant in Onagawa or at the Fukushima Daiichi plant, although a fire alarm went off inside the turbine building of Unit 5. The disaster displaced nearly half a million people. The Japan Meteorological Agency, however, kept a low-risk advisory in place. Roads were cracked and water poured out from pipes underground. Prime Minister Fumio Kishida told a parliamentary session Thursday morning that four people died during the quake and the cause of their deaths are being investigated, while 97 others were injured. The earthquake was reported near Namie just before 11 a.m. ET, which is around midnight there.

The region in Japan was devastated by a deadly 9.0 magnitude earthquake and tsunami 11 years ago that caused nuclear plant meltdowns.

That quake and tsunami killed more than 22,000 people. The region is part of northern Japan that was devastated by a deadly 9.0 magnitude earthquake and tsunami 11 years ago that also caused nuclear plant meltdowns. The quake shook large parts of eastern Japan, including Tokyo, where buildings shook violently. The Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings, which operates the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant where the cooling systems failed after the 2011 disaster, said workers found no abnormalities at the site, which was in the process of being decommissioned. A strong 7.4 magnitude earthquake shook off the coast near Fukushima, Japan – the site of a nuclear disaster in 2011 – late Wednesday, killing four people according to Japanese officials. Japanese officials say 4 dead after 7.4 earthquake near Fukushima, site of 2011 nuclear disaster