Status: 03/16/2022 4:24 p.m
A 7.3 magnitude earthquake struck the region around the nuclear ruins in Fukushima, Japan. Authorities issued a tsunami warning. Nothing is known about possible damage and casualties.
A 7.3 magnitude earthquake struck Japan in the area around the Fukushima nuclear site. Japan’s meteorological agency issued a tsunami warning for Fukushima and Miyagi prefectures that a tidal wave could reach a height of one meter. The earthquake happened at a depth of 60 kilometers under the sea. It is not yet known whether there was damage in the nuclear ruins.
The Japanese government set up an emergency staff. The strong and long-lasting earthquake was also felt in Tokyo. According to the energy supplier Tepco, the power failed in two million households. According to local media, there were also power outages in Fukushima. Reports of possible victims are not yet available.
Operator checks nuclear power plants
The earthquake happened shortly before midnight (local time) – around eleven years after the region in the north-east of the Asian island kingdom was devastated by a devastating magnitude 9 earthquake and the resulting massive tsunami. On March 11, 2011, a gigantic tsunami hit the Pacific coast and flattened everything: towns, villages and huge areas of cultivation sank under the masses of water and mud. The flood killed around 20,000 people.
In Fukushima, there was a super meltdown at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant. The operator Tepco is now checking whether the renewed strong tremor caused any irregularities.