A powerful earthquake hits the northern coast of Japan; Previous Tsunami advisories have been lifted
A strong earthquake and several aftershocks struck northern Japan on Sunday evening, prompting coastal tsunami warnings, according to Japan’s meteorological agency.
An earthquake, with a magnitude of 6.9 and a depth of 20 kilometers – or about 12 kilometers – struck the coast of Iwate Prefecture at 5:03 pm Japanese time, according to Meteorologe.
There were no immediate reports of injuries or damage, or other reports of trauma at the two nuclear power plants in the area.
The agency issued advisories for areas in the North and North of the North where the tsunami could reach 1 meter, or 3 meters, although the meters, although meteorologists say the water rises as high as three meters, or 9 meters. In other feet. Tsunami warnings have been lowered in tsunami forecasts in several areas of that coastal area, which means that the impact of the tsunami at that time was expected to be 0.2 meters, high. Tsunami forecasts are issued when “low sea level” is expected, according to the agency.
A tsunami of 10 centimeters, or 4 centimeters, was found in the city of Ofinato in Iwate Prefecture, Ominato Port, Miyako and Kamaishi, and after about 8 centimeters, in the coastal area of Kuji. The tsunami that followed in Opunato also reached 20 centimeters, or about 8 inches, according to the agency.
Tsunami waves that follow an earthquake can continue for several hours afterward, hit the coast repeatedly, and may grow larger over time.
While the advisory is in place, people are being warned to stay away from the ocean and coastal areas and told that more tremors could follow in the area.
The Tsunami warning was lifted about three hours after the first earthquake, but the meteorologe agency told reporters that the area is at risk of strong earthquakes for about a week, especially the next two days.
More questions were recorded in the Iwate Preculite, and the large island of Hokkaido was again shaken by a series of earthquakes.
Northeastern Japan is prone to earthquakes, including a more catastrophic one Earthquake, tsunami and nuclear meltdown in FukushimaLocated south of Iwate, in March 2011, that killed nearly 20,000 people, mostly from the tsunami, and severely damaged the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power station.
More than a decade later, people continue to flee the land. Demonstrations are still held from time to time, such as on Saturday, to show what is seen as a lack of recognition by major nuclear power authorities.
The head of the agency, summarizing reporters on Sunday, said that there is no indication of the recent development was directly related to that period in 2011, except that the region is generally vulnerable to major earthquakes, including one that struck in 1992.
Ammunition trains in the area are temporarily delayed, according to the JR East Railway operator. Japan, which lives in the Pacific “Ring of the fire,” is one of the world’s trendiest countries.
