A strong earthquake shook Fukushima late Wednesday evening (local time). Japan’s meteorological agency issued a tsunami warning for Fukushima and Miyagi prefectures.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
It was initially not known whether there was damage to the nuclear ruins in Fukushima. The long-lasting 7.3 magnitude tremor struck just before midnight (local time), almost eleven years to the day after the northeastern region of the Asian archipelago was devastated by a devastating magnitude 9 earthquake and triggered massive tsunami. The earthquake on Wednesday was also felt in Tokyo, around 300 kilometers away.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The weather agency warned of a tidal wave up to one meter high. Power outages occurred in Fukushima, local media reported. The government in Tokyo set up an emergency staff. The severe earthquake in the north-east suddenly brought back memories of the devastating catastrophe eleven years ago.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
On March 11, 2011, a gigantic tsunami hit the Pacific coast and flattened everything: towns, villages and huge areas of cultivation sank under the masses of water and mud.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The flood killed around 20,000 people. In Fukushima, there was a super meltdown at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant. It became the symbol of the triple catastrophe known as “3\/11” all over the world – even if none of the deaths are attributed to radiation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The operator Tepco is checking whether the renewed strong earthquake caused irregularities, it said on Thursday night. Japan is one of the most earthquake-prone countries in the world.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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