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Tsunami alert issued after 7.3 quake
A powerful 7.3 magnitude earthquake shook off the coast close to Fukushima, Japan, late Wednesday, prompting a tsunami alert.
The U.S. Nationwide Climate Service mentioned whereas there isn’t any risk of a tsunami for the U.S. West Coast, British Columbia or Alaska, hazardous tsunami waves are doable inside 186 miles of the quake’s epicenter close to Japan.
The Japan Meteorological Company mentioned the quake struck 36 miles beneath the ocean. The quake shook giant elements of japanese Japan, together with Tokyo, the place buildings shook violently.
The area is a part of northern Japan that was devastated by a lethal 9.0 magnitude earthquake and tsunami 11 years in the past that additionally brought on nuclear plant meltdowns. Wednesday’s quake got here solely days after the world marked the eleventh anniversary of the catastrophe in March 2011.
There are not any quick stories of casualties or harm.
Contributing: The Related Press