Ο ισχυρός σεισμός είχε εστιακό βάθος μόλις 10 χιλιόμετρα και έγινε αισθητός μέχρι το Τόκιο.
Η Μετεωρολογική και Σεισμολογική Υπηρεσία της Ιαπωνίας εξέδωσε προειδοποίηση για τον κίνδυνο σεισμικά κύματα ύψους τριών μέτρων να πλήξουν κατά τόπους τις βόρειες ακτές της χώρας.
Τσουνάμι ύψους 60 εκατοστών καταγράφηκε στο Ιγουάκι, σε απόσταση 67 χιλιομέτρων από το επίκεντρο του σεισμού.
Στο Ιγουάκι επίσης εκδηλώθηκε φωτιά που κατασβέστηκε σε πετρελαϊκές εγκαταστάσεις.
Μέχρι στιγμής δεν έχουν καταγραφεί προβλήματα στις, εκτός λειτουργίας, πυρηνικές εγκαταστάσεις στη Φουκουσίμα και το Μιγιάγκι.
Ο σεισμός των 9 βαθμών που χτύπησε την Φουκουσίμα την 11η Μαρτίου του 2011 ήταν ο ισχυρότερος στην ιστορία της Ιαπωνίας και προκάλεσε τον μεγαλύτερο πυρηνικό εφιάλτη παγκοσμίως μετά την καταστροφή του Τσερνόμπιλ.
All tsunami advisories now lifted
Japan's
Meteorological Agency has lifted all tsunami advisories in northeastern
and eastern prefectures that were put in place after a powerful
earthquake.
A magnitude 7.4 earthquake struck off the coast of Fukushima Prefecture at around 6 AM on Tuesday. The Meteorological Agency issued a tsunami warning for the coast of Fukushima and Miyagi Prefectures and advisories for other prefectures along the Pacific Ocean.
Some residents of coastal areas evacuated to higher ground. A series of tsunami reached wide areas, including one measuring 1.4 meters at Sendai Port in Miyagi.
The agency later downgraded the warning to an advisory, and then lifted all the advisories before 1 PM.
Authorities say at least 12 people were injured in Tuesday's earthquake.
The Tokyo Electric Power Company says it has restored a cooling system at the Fukushima Daini nuclear power plant, which briefly stopped after the quake.
The operator also says tsunami waves reached the coastline next to the crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant, but have so far caused no problems.
Shinkansen bullet trains, flights and other forms of transportation have been suspended or suffered delays in service.
Meteorological Agency officials warn that another quake of a similar scale could occur within a week, and this may also generate a tsunami.
A magnitude 7.4 earthquake struck off the coast of Fukushima Prefecture at around 6 AM on Tuesday. The Meteorological Agency issued a tsunami warning for the coast of Fukushima and Miyagi Prefectures and advisories for other prefectures along the Pacific Ocean.
Some residents of coastal areas evacuated to higher ground. A series of tsunami reached wide areas, including one measuring 1.4 meters at Sendai Port in Miyagi.
The agency later downgraded the warning to an advisory, and then lifted all the advisories before 1 PM.
Authorities say at least 12 people were injured in Tuesday's earthquake.
The Tokyo Electric Power Company says it has restored a cooling system at the Fukushima Daini nuclear power plant, which briefly stopped after the quake.
The operator also says tsunami waves reached the coastline next to the crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant, but have so far caused no problems.
Shinkansen bullet trains, flights and other forms of transportation have been suspended or suffered delays in service.
Meteorological Agency officials warn that another quake of a similar scale could occur within a week, and this may also generate a tsunami.
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