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| Tokyo & Fukushima shaken hard as powerful 7+ earthquake strikes off Japan’s east coast | |
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| A 7.0-magnitude earthquake struck off the coast of Japan’s Fukushima prefecture on Saturday, violently shaking the cities on the eastern seaboard and prompting fears of a tsunami. | |
| Several seismological agencies have put the magnitude of the quake, which hit east of Japan’s largest island of Honshu, at 7.0 or higher. | |
| It was also registered as the highest possible on the local Japan Meteorological Agency Seismic Intensity Scale. A 7 quake in Japan indicates a violent, heavy earthquake which can shake people and objects around, destroy buildings, and crack the ground. | |
| The earthquake prompted fears of potential tsunami, however, the threat was soon called off. | |
| English speakers in Japan took to social media to express their shock over the earthquake, which some described as far more violent than any they have previously experienced. | |
| “In more than 7 years in Japan, that was the strongest, longest and scariest quake I’ve ever felt,” one user wrote, while a Japanese Twitch streamer claimed the earthquake made her jump out of bed. | |
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