Fukushima Ibaraki magnitude 7 earthquake occurred

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Beverly Hills, California, United States of America (Free-Press-Release.com) April 11, 2011 -- Fukushima and Ibaraki counties Richter 7.0 earthquake, in which five people were injured, 220,000 power outages, outage Shinkansen once. Fukushima I, II nuclear power plants and nuclear power plants in the Sichuan earthquake in women is not an exception.

According to the news of the Japan Meteorological Agency, the epicenter of a magnitude 7.0 earthquake in Fukushima prefecture, about 10 km deep. In the ensuing 5:17, 5:26, Fukushima Prefecture and the two felt a strong earthquake occurred. Meteorological Agency predict the benefits of information governance section chief, said Doi, 5:16 earthquake as the "3 • 11" of the aftershocks, and after two earthquakes are "aftershocks of aftershocks." He was referring to, in the next period of time, there will be aftershocks of magnitude 7 occurred after the earthquake, a tsunami should maintain full vigilance.

5:16 after the earthquake, the Japan Meteorological Agency issued a tsunami along the coast for alarms, Ibaraki, to Miyagi, Fukushima, Chiba ninety and nine counties, and inside and outside the room prompt issued tsunami and other places. Tsunami alerts lifted after 6. At present, the earthquake has left five people injured, 220,000 houses without power.

Tokyo Electric Power Company said that the first nuclear power plant in Fukushima Unit 1 to 3 in the earthquake was stopped due to power injection to the reactor operation, but with the external power supply at 6:05 repaired, water operations to restart the reactor is not exception. First Nuclear Power Plant Unit 1 to 4 operators in accordance with the instructions after the earthquake were evacuated. Fukushima II Nuclear Power Plant is not unusual in the earthquake. Northeast Power Company also said Onagawa nuclear power plant nuclear power plant and the East through the external power is not affected by the quake, the reactor's cooling function remained normal.

JR East Japan said in Tokyo to Nasu Shiobara and Joetsu, Nagano Shinkansen was stopped after the earthquake operation, but returned to normal after fifteen minutes.

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