Tsunami in Japan after the magnitude 7.1 earthquake

The 7.1-magnitude earthquake in Northeast Japan at 9h57 am July 10 caused tsunamis with a height of 10cm in the three provinces of Iwate, Miyagi and Fukushima.

The tsunami engulfed the residential area in Natori, Miyagi Prefecture on March 11. Photo: THX

According to the Japanese meteorological authority, the height of the tsunami in the city of Ofunato, Iwate Prefecture, at 1044 is 10cm and there has been no new announcement about the tsunami height to 50cm as the warning was given earlier.

The most shocking cities and towns this morning are Morioka, Yahaba, Kurihara, Tome, Tamura and Inawashiro.

The epicenter of the earthquake was located off Sanriku at a depth of 10km at the coordinates of 38 degrees north latitude and 134.5 degrees east longitude.

This is the strongest earthquake since the March 11 earthquake in Northeast Japan that killed more than 15,000 people.

Tokyo Electric Power Company (TEPCO) said it has not found unusual phenomena at Fukushima No.1 (Fukushima Daiichi) nuclear power plants and Fukushima No. 2 (Fukushima Daini).

TEPCO spokesperson said it will test the impact of the earthquake, but at the present time the cooling system of the nuclear reactors is still active. Earlier, workers at the nuclear power plant had to be evacuated after the authorities warned of a tsunami.

According to Japanese media, the earthquake also affected Tokyo and eastern provinces. Many high-speed trains have temporarily stopped working. There is still no information about human and material damage caused by the earthquake.

The northeastern Japanese provinces were heavily affected by the 9.1-magnitude earthquake, accompanied by a tsunami on March 11 that killed 23,000 people and went missing. Fukushima No.1 nuclear power plant was damaged and radioactive leaks into the environment.