7.4 quake near Fukushima, tsunami warning revoked
The quake occurred at 6 am and caused a wave of 140cm that lapped the north-eastern Japanese coast. This is the largest tsunami since 2011 which caused 18 thousand victims. Seismologists experts: "This earthquake could be an aftershock."
Tokyo (AsiaNews / Agencies) - An earthquake measuring 7.4 occurred at 6 am (local time) off the northeast coast of Japan causing a small tsunami to hit the country. The quake occurred about 25 kilometers below the seabed, and the step created between two crustal plates caused a wave of about 140 cm. This is the largest tsunami to hit Japan since March 11, 2011, when 18 thousand people died from the wave caused by an magnitude 9 earthquake.
The epicenter of the quake occurred on a 60 km stone plaque in Iwaki, Fukushima Prefecture. The authorities immediately launched a tsunami warning (later revoked), fearing a wave of about three meters. Tens of thousands of people were evacuated preventively.
Experts say there has been no damage to the Fukushima nuclear plant, where they have been continuing cleaning work after the 2011 disaster.
Some members of the Japanese meteorological Agency think that this last shock is linked precisely to the 2011 tsunami, calling it "an aftershock."
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