Earthquake shook Japan, causing tsunami warnings

A series of earthquakes rocked the capital of Tokyo and northeastern Japan on the evening of March 14 leading to a tsunami warning several places, but no damage or casualties. The warning was withdrawn after that.

The seismic off-shore of Hokkaido Island has 6.8 Richter scale and caused some changes in tides, causing some areas to issue residential evacuation orders or to recommend tsunamis to coastal residents. .

20cm high water level is recorded at Hachinohe port in Aomori province, eastern Japan. Small fluctuations are also noticed at some other locations on Hokkaido Island and Aomori Prefecture. However, the Japan Meteorological Agency lifted the tsunami warning about an hour and a half after the earthquake.

The map describes the earthquakes that occurred in Tokyo and the region
northeast sea of ​​Japan today.(Graphic: myforecast)

The town of Otsuchia in Iwate prefecture issued an evacuation order to coastal households to prevent after seismic. There have been no reports of casualties or damage in the earthquake area.

A few hours later, the earthquake in eastern Tokyo appeared at a magnitude of 6.1 on the Richter coast, off the coast of Chiba, east of Tokyo, only 10 kilometers deep under the sea.

The trains in Tokyo and the two runways of Narita International Airport must be temporarily suspended, but are quickly restored.

Japanese officials say there are no unusual events in the country's nuclear reactors after the earthquake today. Only two of Japan's 54 reactors are still active, most of which have been retired since last year's nuclear crisis.

A year ago, the 9-magnitude historic earthquake that took place on March 11, 2011 claimed the lives of nearly 16,000 people and more than 3,000 missing. Earthquakes also affected reactors at the Fukushima nuclear power plant, causing a serious crisis.

Japan as well as many countries around the world have organized many activities to commemorate the victims on the occasion of a round of double disaster last Sunday.