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| Tokyo & Fukushima shaken hard as powerful 7+ earthquake strikes off Japan’s east coast | Tokyo & Fukushima shaken hard as powerful 7+ earthquake strikes off Japan’s east coast |
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| A 7-magnitude earthquake struck off the coast of Japan’s Fukushima prefecture on Saturday, violently shaking cities on the eastern seaboard and prompting fears of a tsunami, weeks before the 2011 nuclear disaster’s anniversary. | |
| 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 Japan Meteorological Agency Seismic Intensity Scale. A 7 quake in Japan indicates a violent, heavy earthquake that can shake people and objects around, destroy buildings, and crack the ground. | |
| The earthquake prompted fears of a potential tsunami, but the threat was soon called off. | |
| English speakers in Japan took to social media to express their shock at the earthquake, which some described as far more violent than any they had 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. | “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. |
| The earthquake led to power outages in the affected regions, and videos showed intense shaking inside homes, with furniture rattling and possessions flying off surfaces. A 4.9-magnitude aftershock was recorded half an hour after the quake initially hit. | |
| It also sparked fears of a repeat of the 2011 Fukushima Daiichi nuclear disaster, when a severe earthquake generated a tsunami and the worst nuclear incident since Chernobyl in 1986. March 11 marks the 10th anniversary of the Fukushima disaster. | |
| No issues were reportedly found at the Fukushima nuclear power plant after Saturday’s quake, the Kyodo news agency said. | |
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