Σύμφωνα με τα ξένα ΜΜΕ, το μέγεθος του σεισμού έφτασε τα 7,3 ρίχτερ και για αυτό έχει εκδοθεί προειδοποίηση για τσουνάμι.
Το εστιακό βάθος ήταν 40 χιλιόμετρα, σύμφωνα με τις πρώτες πληροφορίες, ενώ ακόμα δεν έχει γίνει γνωστό αν σημειώθηκαν ζημιές σε κτίρια.
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7/12/12
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- Tsunami warning issued after Japan earthquake
- Meteorological Agency says earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 7.3 struck off the coast of Miyagi.
Authorities in Japan have issued a warning of a possible tsunami after a strong earthquake jolted the northeastern part of the country.
The Japan Meteorological Agency says the earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 7.3 struck in the Pacific Ocean off the coast of Miyagi prefecture at 0818GMT on Friday. The epicentre was 10 km beneath the seabed.
The warning said the tsunami could be as high as 2 meters.
Buildings in Tokyo swayed for at least several minutes.
Sayaka Matsumoto, communications officer, at the Japan Red Cross told Al Jazeera that she felt "quite [a] large shake” at her organisation’s headquarters in Tokyo.
Matsumoto said the quake felt about “half the size” of the devastating March 11, 2011, earthquake and subsequent tsunami that left more than 15,000 people dead.
7/12/12
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- Erdstöße in Katastrophenregion: Tsunami-Warnung nach schwerem Beben in Japan
Das Beben der Stärke 7,3 im Nordosten Japans war auch in der Hunderte Kilometer entfernten Hauptstadt Tokio zu spüren. Gebäude schwankten, berichteten Zeugen am Freitag. Das Zentrum des Bebens lag in der Nähe des Erdstoßes, der im März vergangenen Jahres einen verheerenden Tsunami ausgelöst hatte. Allerdings erwarten die Behörden diesmal keinen großen Tsunami, sondern eine Welle von etwa einem Meter Höhe in der Provinz Miyagi. Auch die Bewohner umliegender Regionen wurden zu Wachsamkeit aufgefordert. Das zuständige US-Tsunami-Warnzentrum löste keinen pazifikweiten Alarm aus.
Über mögliche Opfer oder Schäden liegen keine Informationen vor. Ob es zu neuen Schäden am havarierten Atomkraftwerk Fukushima kam, ist ebenfalls noch unklar. Nach Angaben des Betreibers Tepco besteht keine Gefahr. Auch in Fukushima wird ein Tsunami von 50 Zentimetern erwartet, meldet der TV-Sender NHK.
Nach Angaben von N24 war die Welle eigentlich um 9.40 Uhr MESZ an der Küste erwartet worden. Bisher traf sie allerdings noch nicht ein.
7/12/12
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TOKYO —
A tsunami alert was issued for the northeastern Japan Friday after a powerful 7.3-magnitude undersea earthquake struck at 5:18 p.m., setting buildings in Tokyo swaying violently for several minutes.
The Japan Meteorological Agency said the epicenter was 240 kilometers east of Sendai, Miyagi Prefecture and 10 kilometers beneath the seabed.
Media reports said a one-meter-high wave could sweep ashore in an area badly hit by the March 2011 tsunami that devastated a large swathe of the northeast coast, killing thousands.
Residents of at least one town, Minamisanriku in Miyagi Prefecture, were advised to evacuate to higher ground, reports said, suggesting other towns were also affected.
A presenter on state broadcaster NHK repeatedly told viewers to get to safety.
“Remember last year’s quake and tsunami,” he said. “Call on your neighbours and flee to higher ground now!”
NHK, quoting the Japan Meteorological Agency, said the tsunami was expected to hit the coasts of Iwate, Fukushima, Aomori and Ibaraki by 6 p.m.
There was no threat of a Pacific-wide tsunami, U.S. monitors based in Hawaii said. Officials in both Indonesia and the Philippines south of Japan said there was no threat of a localised tsunami.
Nuclear plant operator Tokyo Electric Power told AFP there were no reports of any problems at the crippled Fukushima nuclear plant.
“No abnormalities have been recorded on instruments at Fukushima Daiichi nulcear plant’s six reactors,” a TEPCO spokesman said.
“All workers were ordered to take shelter inside buildings at the Fukushima plant. No abnormalities were confirmed with the radiation monitoring posts at the Fukushima plant. No abnormalities were seen with the water processing facilities.”
Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda was heading to his office where he would be monitoring the situation, Jiji Press said.
Japan Railways East temporarily suspended Shinkansen bullet train services to check any damage, Jiji said, while Haneda Airport near central Tokyo was reported to be operating normally. Narita airport briefly closed its runways.
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- M7.3 quake hits northeastern Japan; tsunami alert issued for Miyagi
TOKYO —
A tsunami alert was issued for the northeastern Japan Friday after a powerful 7.3-magnitude undersea earthquake struck at 5:18 p.m., setting buildings in Tokyo swaying violently for several minutes.
The Japan Meteorological Agency said the epicenter was 240 kilometers east of Sendai, Miyagi Prefecture and 10 kilometers beneath the seabed.
Media reports said a one-meter-high wave could sweep ashore in an area badly hit by the March 2011 tsunami that devastated a large swathe of the northeast coast, killing thousands.
Residents of at least one town, Minamisanriku in Miyagi Prefecture, were advised to evacuate to higher ground, reports said, suggesting other towns were also affected.
A presenter on state broadcaster NHK repeatedly told viewers to get to safety.
“Remember last year’s quake and tsunami,” he said. “Call on your neighbours and flee to higher ground now!”
NHK, quoting the Japan Meteorological Agency, said the tsunami was expected to hit the coasts of Iwate, Fukushima, Aomori and Ibaraki by 6 p.m.
There was no threat of a Pacific-wide tsunami, U.S. monitors based in Hawaii said. Officials in both Indonesia and the Philippines south of Japan said there was no threat of a localised tsunami.
Nuclear plant operator Tokyo Electric Power told AFP there were no reports of any problems at the crippled Fukushima nuclear plant.
“No abnormalities have been recorded on instruments at Fukushima Daiichi nulcear plant’s six reactors,” a TEPCO spokesman said.
“All workers were ordered to take shelter inside buildings at the Fukushima plant. No abnormalities were confirmed with the radiation monitoring posts at the Fukushima plant. No abnormalities were seen with the water processing facilities.”
Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda was heading to his office where he would be monitoring the situation, Jiji Press said.
Japan Railways East temporarily suspended Shinkansen bullet train services to check any damage, Jiji said, while Haneda Airport near central Tokyo was reported to be operating normally. Narita airport briefly closed its runways.
7/12/12
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