Tsunami threatens Fukushima after 7.3-magnitude earthquake
Source: CBC NEWS
Updated 3:07 pm EST
Japan's Meteorological Agency raised a 1-metre tsunami warning for the north coast, including Fukushima
Japan's Meteorological Agency raised a 1-metre tsunami warning for a long stretch of Japan's northeastern coast, including Fukushima. It put the magnitude of the quake at 7.1. The U.S. Pacific Tsunami Warning Center did not post warnings for the rest of the Pacific.
There were no immediate reports of damage on land. Japanese television images of harbours showed calm waters.
The quake hit at 2:10 a.m. Saturday Tokyo time about 290 kilometres off the coast of Fukushima. Japanese broadcaster NHK reported that Tokyo Electric Power Co., the operator of the Fukushima plant, ordered workers near the coast to move to higher ground.
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