Tsunami hits Japan after strong quake, nuclear plant briefly disrupted
REUTERS
Published Nov 22, 2016, 7:53 am IST
Updated Nov 22, 2016, 7:53 am IST
Several thousand people along the coast evacuated or were told to evacuate.
Tokyo: A powerful earthquake rocked northern Japan on Tuesday, briefly disrupting cooling functions at a nuclear plant and generating a tsunami that hit the same region devastated by a massive quake, tsunami and nuclear disaster in 2011.
The earthquake, which was felt in Tokyo, had a magnitude of 7.4, the Japan Meteorological Service said, and was centered off the coast of Fukushima prefecture at a depth of about 10 km (6 miles).
There were no reports of deaths or serious injuries several hours after the quake hit at 5:59 am (2059 GMT Monday).
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