Fukushima and Miyagi prefectures observed a strong earthquake with a magnitude of 6 and even Tokyo clearly felt the shaking, which is recalled by the people of Fukushima The horror of the 311 earthquake 10 years ago.
After the earthquake, the Japan Meteorological Agency issued a research judgment of 7.1, which was later revised to 7.3.
The Japan Broadcasting Association (NHK) quoted information from the Japan Meteorological Agency as saying that the epicenter of the earthquake was off Fukushima Prefecture with a focal depth of 60 kilometers. The earthquake did not cause a tsunami risk, but the sea surface may fluctuate slightly.
In Nakadori, Fukushima prefecture, Hamadori, Fukushima prefecture, and southern Miyagi prefecture, violent shaking with the largest earthquake intensity of 6 was observed. A 6 weak earthquake was observed in the northern and central parts of Miyagi Prefecture.
Five strong earthquakes were observed in Aizu, Fukushima prefecture, northern and southern Tochigi prefectures, five weaker earthquakes were observed in the northern and southern inland areas of Iwate prefecture, Murayama and Chisagi areas in Yamagata prefecture, northern and southern Ibaraki prefecture, and northern Saitama prefecture. A magnitude of 4 has been observed in many places in central Tokyo.
Tohoku Electric Power Company stated that as of 11:30 pm on the 13th, 61,000 households in Fukushima Prefecture and 21,000 households in Iwate Prefecture were known to have power outages. A total of 841,560 households in Tokyo Electric Power Company's power supply areas, including Tochigi Prefecture and Ibaraki Prefecture, had power outages. Power outages also occurred in Yokohama City and Shizuoka Prefecture, Kanagawa Prefecture.
At present, Tokyo Electric Power Company is still investigating whether the Fukushima No. 1 and No. 2 nuclear power plants are different.
The report said that because of the strong shaking of the earthquake, some elderly people in Fukushima Prefecture recalled the situation of the 311 earthquake in 2011, and felt terrified in their hearts. Takashi Komura, a professor at the Seismological Research Institute of the University of Tokyo, told NHK that although the 311 earthquake will expire 10 years ago, the impact is still there.
After the earthquake, the Crisis Management Center at the Prime Minister's Residence (Administrative Center) immediately established a response team. So far, there is no news of people injured.
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