Earthquake triggers tsunami in Japan
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March 10, 2011, Thursday
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A STRONG earthquake triggered a small tsunami along Japan's northeastern coast yesterday and shook buildings hundreds of kilometers away in Tokyo. There were no immediate reports of significant damage or injuries.
Some train lines in the prefecture of Iwate were temporarily stopped after the magnitude 7.3 quake, but they resumed a short time later. Tohoku Electric Power said there was no damage at its nuclear power facility in the region.
A 60-centimeter tsunami reached Ofunato and other towns reported smaller waves reached shore about 30 minutes after the quake, which occurred at 11:45am local time.
It was centered about 150 kilometers off the northeastern coast at a depth of about 8 kilometers, Japan's meteorological agency said.
"We have confirmed that small tsunami have come up on the shores, but we have no reports of damage at this point," said Shinobu Nagano, an emergency and disaster response official in Iwate. "We are still trying to determine the impact of the quake."
The Pacific Tsunami Warning Center in Hawaii said a Pacific-wide tsunami was not expected.
In Tokyo - about 440 kilometers from the epicenter - office buildings swayed for about 30 seconds.
Some train lines in the prefecture of Iwate were temporarily stopped after the magnitude 7.3 quake, but they resumed a short time later. Tohoku Electric Power said there was no damage at its nuclear power facility in the region.
A 60-centimeter tsunami reached Ofunato and other towns reported smaller waves reached shore about 30 minutes after the quake, which occurred at 11:45am local time.
It was centered about 150 kilometers off the northeastern coast at a depth of about 8 kilometers, Japan's meteorological agency said.
"We have confirmed that small tsunami have come up on the shores, but we have no reports of damage at this point," said Shinobu Nagano, an emergency and disaster response official in Iwate. "We are still trying to determine the impact of the quake."
The Pacific Tsunami Warning Center in Hawaii said a Pacific-wide tsunami was not expected.
In Tokyo - about 440 kilometers from the epicenter - office buildings swayed for about 30 seconds.
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