7.4 earthquake occurred in Japan tsunami alert sounded

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(Free-Press-Release.com) April 7, 2011 -- This April 7 shooting of the Japanese NHK television image from the video when the earthquake situation in the city of Sendai, Japan. Northeast Japan the evening of 7 magnitude 7.4 earthquake, the Japanese capital, Tokyo also has a strong felt in the northeastern region of Japan Meteorological Agency issued a tsunami warning along the Pacific coast. Xinhua News Agency

April 7 Xinhua Tokyo Electric northeastern Japan Sea evening of 7 magnitude 7.4 earthquake, the Japan Meteorological Agency issued to the northeastern region a tsunami warning along the Pacific coast, there were no casualties and property damage were reported.

According to Japan Meteorological Agency observed, the quake struck at 23:32 (GMT 22:32), the epicenter is located in Miyagi Prefecture 40 km east of stag waters near the peninsula, the specific location is 38.2 degrees north latitude, 142 degrees east longitude , focal depth about 40 km. Miyagi, Aomori, Iwate, Akita, Yamagata and Fukushima Prefecture and other places are strongly felt, Tokyo, Chiba, Gunma, Nagano and Kanagawa Prefecture and other places have a stronger felt.

Japan Meteorological Agency immediately after the earthquake, the Pacific Rim to the northeast region issued a tsunami warning along the coast of Miyagi Prefecture is expected to appear about 1 meter high tsunami, Iwate Prefecture, Fukushima Prefecture, Ibaraki Prefecture and Aomori Prefecture, will occur along the 50 cm high tsunami. Meteorological Agency believes that the March 11 earthquake aftershock of the earthquake.

METI Nuclear Safety Security Institute, said the evening of 7 after the earthquake, Miyagi Prefecture in northeastern Sichuan Power Company nuclear power plant three women in the two temporary external power supply failure. But the use of emergency power supply, cooling system at this stage Onagawa nuclear power plant remained operational.

According to Japan's Kyodo News agency reported, after the earthquake, Tokyo Electric Power Co. Fukushima nuclear power plant first and second nuclear power plant all the refuge staff, all Miyagi highway closed to traffic, Yamagata City, Yamagata Prefecture and Fukushima City, Fukushima Prefecture part of the power outage occurred.

Northeastern Japan Sea on March 11 Richter 9.0 earthquake and tsunami caused great casualties and property losses.

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