Japan issues tsunami warning after major 7.5 magnitude quake hits

This is almost an exact reoccurrence to what we saw in December last year, with the same sort of tsunami warning being issued for the same three prefectures above. At the time, it was also a 7.5 magnitude earthquake that struck off the coast of Aomori (northern Honshu). And 90,000 people were ordered to evacuate the affected areas in the last episode.

NHK is already reporting that tsunami waves of up to four meters is already hitting the Miyako Harbour in the Iwate prefecture. So, the episode this time around is already much bigger than the previous one. Despite a similar tsunami advisory issued in December, the actual waves that struck were only around 0.7 meters in height.

It is also being reported that there is no abnormality seen at the Tomari nuclear power plant after the quake. The plant is located to the west of Sapporo and north west of the Hokkaido prefecture. So, there is a bit of a buffer there at least.

At the same time, Tohoku Electric is also reporting that there are no irregularities at the Onagawa nuclear power plant (Miyagi prefecture, light tsunami warning) and the Higashidori nuclear power plant (Aomori prefecture). So, that’s some good news at least.

For those affected by the quake and tsunami, be safe out there.

This article was written by Justin Low at investinglive.com.