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Breaking news - a 7.3 earthquake has hit Fuchishima Japan (prefecture) and they have issued a Tsunami warning. They are reporting that this 7.3 earthquake has hit near the Fuchishima site that was hit in 2011. A Tsunami warning has been announced for the Fukishima prefecture site and they are evacuating now. Pray for the people of Japan.
Major quake hits near Fukushima, Japan, site of 2011 tsunami, meltdown
A strong earthquake hit Tuesday morning off the east coast of Japan near Fukushima, the site of the 2011 earthquake-spawned tsunami that killed almost 19,000 people, Japanese and U.S. agencies said.
U.S. Geological Survey
The Japan Meteorological Agency put the earthquake at magnitude 7.3 and issued a tsunami warning for Fukushima Prefecture and urged immediate evacuations. The first wave, measuring about 2 feet, arrived in Onahama port in Iwaki City in Fukushima Prefecture at 6:49 a.m. (4:49 ET Monday), the weather agency reported.
Tsunami advisories were issued for a wide area of Japan's Pacific coast, including Miyagi and Iba prefectures.
Reports of damage from the quake weren't immediately available. But a relatively small 3-meter (10-foot) tsunami was expected at any moment, the national broadcaster NHK said in an on-air report.
"Please evacuate right now," it said. "Don't stop. Don't try to go back."
Major quake hits near Fukushima, Japan, site of 2011 tsunami, meltdown
A strong earthquake hit Tuesday morning off the east coast of Japan near Fukushima, the site of the 2011 earthquake-spawned tsunami that killed almost 19,000 people, Japanese and U.S. agencies said.
U.S. Geological Survey
The Japan Meteorological Agency put the earthquake at magnitude 7.3 and issued a tsunami warning for Fukushima Prefecture and urged immediate evacuations. The first wave, measuring about 2 feet, arrived in Onahama port in Iwaki City in Fukushima Prefecture at 6:49 a.m. (4:49 ET Monday), the weather agency reported.
Tsunami advisories were issued for a wide area of Japan's Pacific coast, including Miyagi and Iba prefectures.
Reports of damage from the quake weren't immediately available. But a relatively small 3-meter (10-foot) tsunami was expected at any moment, the national broadcaster NHK said in an on-air report.
"Please evacuate right now," it said. "Don't stop. Don't try to go back."
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