Houses are seen destroyed after an earthquake in Mashiki, Kumamoto prefecture, southern Japan Saturday, April 16, 2016. A powerful earthquake struck southern Japan early Saturday, barely 24 hours after a smaller quake hit the same region. (Ryosuke Uematsu/Kyodo News via AP) JAPAN OUT, MANDATORY CREDIT
A 7.3 magnitude earthquake shook Tokyo today after striking off the cost of Japan.
The Japan Meteorological Agency issued tsunami advisories for much of the nation’s northern Pacific coast.
A warning read: “Damage due to tsunami waves is expected. Evacuate immediately from coastal regions and riverside areas to a safer place such as high ground or an evacuation building.
“Tsunami waves are expected to hit repeatedly. Do not leave safe ground until the warning is lifted.”
Waves are expected to hit at least 3 metres high.
While tsunami warnings have been cancelled, the Japan Meteorological Agency warned that another large quake could be expected within the next few days, and people in the region have been advised to “remain cautious” for the next week.
The Japan Meteorological Agency said the quake was an aftershock to Japan’s devastating 2011 earthquake, which was the largest since that quake’s immediate aftershocks.
The Great East Japan earthquake was the most powerful quake ever recorded in the country and the fourth most powerful one in the world since records began in 1900.
In 2015 authorities confirmed there were 15,894 deaths, 6,152 injured and 2,562 people missing after the natural disaster, which triggered powerful 40m-high tsunami waves.
The tsunami caused nuclear accidents – including the level 7 meltdown of three reactors at the Fukushima Nuclear Power Plant in the Futaba District.
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