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2022 - 3 - 16

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No tsunami expected in B.C. after 7.3-magnitude earthquake hits ... (CTV Edmonton)

The powerful 7.3-magnitude quake shook off the coast of Fukushima in northern Japan at 11:36 p.m. local time (7:36 a.m. PDT), triggering a local tsunami ...

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7.3 Magnitude Quake Hits North Japan, Tsunami Alert Issued (Claims Journal)

TOKYO (AP) _ A powerful 7.3 magnitude earthquake struck off the coast of Fukushima in northern Japan on Wednesday evening, triggering a tsunami advisory and ...

A powerful earthquake shook off the coast of Fukushima in northern Japan on Wednesday, triggering a tsunami advisory.(Kyodo News via AP) The quake shook large parts of eastern Japan, including Tokyo, where buildings swayed violently. NHK national television said the tsunami might have reached some areas already.

Powerful quake off north Japan kills at least four, more than 90 injured (The Globe and Mail)

Thousands of homes without power in Tokyo after the earthquake. Fukushima is part of northern Japan that was devastated by a deadly 9.0 quake and tsunami 11 ...

Japan’s Nuclear Regulation Authority said a fire alarm went off at the turbine building of No. 5 reactors at the Fukushima Daiichi but there was no actual fire. The Japan Meteorological Agency early Thursday lifted its low-risk advisory for a tsunami along the coasts of Fukushima and Miyagi prefectures. Japan In Yokohama, near Tokyo, an electric pole nearly fell. Prime Minister Fumio Kishida told a parliamentary session Thursday morning that four people died during the quake and the cause of their deaths are being investigated, while 97 others were injured. Roads were cracked and water poured out from pipes underground.

Japan's Bridgestone reports ransomware attack at U.S. subsidiary (Reuters)

Japanese tyre manufacture Bridgestone Corp on Friday said its U.S. subsidiary had been hit by a ransomware attack, just weeks after suppliers of automaker ...

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At least four killed after 7.4-magnitude quake shakes east Japan (Aljazeera.com)

Dozens reported injured after quake off the coast of Fukushima revives memories of 2011 earthquake and tsunami.

An earlier tsunami warning for the northeast coast was lifted and power had been fully restored to the capital by the early hours of Thursday although people elsewhere remained without power. Tohoku Electric Power, another utility provider, said about 38,500 homes were still without power as of 7.40am local time Thursday. The 7.4 magnitude earthquake struck off the coast of the Fukushima region at a depth of 60km just before midnight on Wednesday.

Two dead after Japan hit by tremor (unknown)

The quake in the country's north-east rattled Tokyo and briefly cut power to millions of homes.

Powerful earthquake strikes off coast of Fukushima (unknown)

Tokyo Electric Power Company (Tepco), which operates the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant where the cooling systems failed after the 2011 disaster, said on ...

Matsuno said there had been a number of emergency calls and local authorities were scrambling to assess the damage. The Pacific Tsunami Warning Center later said there was no longer a danger of a huge wave, though the Japan Meteorological Agency kept its low-risk advisory in place. A Tohoku Shinkansen express train partially derailed between Fukushima and Miyagi due to the quake, but nobody was injured, NHK said. East Japan Railway Company said most of its train services were suspended for safety checks. The nuclear authority agency later said those problems had been resolved. “Please first take action to save your life,” Kishida tweeted.