Earthquake in Japan: The death toll has reached 128

Last night local time, one match earthquake magnitude 7.3 occurred off the coast of Japan’s Fukushima prefecture. The earthquake caused strong tremors from northeastern Japan to the Tokyo area, a tsunami warning was issued, and people in the affected areas were evacuated to safety.

According to the Japan Meteorological Agency, this quake was centered at a depth of 60km off the coast of Fukushima Prefecture. In Fukushima and Miyagi prefectures, the magnitude of the tremor was measured at 6, while in the surrounding areas the tremor was measured from 4 to 5. Immediately after the earthquake, Japan issued a tsunami warning 1. meters in the coastal areas of two prefectures Fukushima and Miyagi, ordered the local government to evacuate affected people to safe places of refuge.

To date, Japan has canceled its tsunami warning and evacuation order

The earthquake caused widespread power and water outages, and coastal nuclear power plants in these areas were immediately inspected for safety. The expressway connecting Tokyo with the Northeast was disrupted, while the Shinkansen bullet train connecting Japan’s northeast and Hokkaido also derailed and had to be temporarily suspended.

Up to now, Japan has canceled the tsunami warning and the evacuation order, but the Meteorological Agency warned that further earthquakes and aftershocks may occur, people need to pay attention to ensure safety.

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