An earthquake measuring 7.4 degrees on the Richter scale struck Thursday in the northeastern coast of Japan and triggered a tsunami alert. The quake struck at 23:34 local time and the center would be located about 66 kilometers from the city of Sendai and Fukushima 118 kilometers, off the coast of Miyagi province, hardest hit by the earthquake of 9 degrees For almost a month.
The occurrence of a tsunami wave may reach two meters high, according to details the Japanese meteorological agency. The quake could be felt very clearly in Tokyo and Miyagi was recorded in grade 6 within the Japanese scale of 7, which focuses on the extent rather than intensity. The tsunami warning for waves up to two meters hit Miyagi province, while in Fukushima, Iwate, Aomori and Ibaraki were warned of waves up to two feet.
Nuclear Security Agency of Japan said no damage was reported in the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station, whose reactors are seriously damaged and emit radiation after the earthquake of 11 March. Also, no abnormal data were detected in the Fukushima Daini plant located on the east coast of Japan and a few miles south of Daiichi.
Miyagi Police reported that, as a precautionary measure, has closed all highways passing through the province, said local agency Kyodo. Engineers working in the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant operated by Tokyo Electric Power were evacuated after the quake, the company said. Officials of the plant operator reported in a televised news conference that there were irregularities in Fukushima, which has been closed since 11 March.
With information from AP, Reuters and Reuters 
The occurrence of a tsunami wave may reach two meters high, according to details the Japanese meteorological agency. The quake could be felt very clearly in Tokyo and Miyagi was recorded in grade 6 within the Japanese scale of 7, which focuses on the extent rather than intensity. The tsunami warning for waves up to two meters hit Miyagi province, while in Fukushima, Iwate, Aomori and Ibaraki were warned of waves up to two feet.
Nuclear Security Agency of Japan said no damage was reported in the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station, whose reactors are seriously damaged and emit radiation after the earthquake of 11 March. Also, no abnormal data were detected in the Fukushima Daini plant located on the east coast of Japan and a few miles south of Daiichi.
Miyagi Police reported that, as a precautionary measure, has closed all highways passing through the province, said local agency Kyodo. Engineers working in the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant operated by Tokyo Electric Power were evacuated after the quake, the company said. Officials of the plant operator reported in a televised news conference that there were irregularities in Fukushima, which has been closed since 11 March.
With information from AP, Reuters and Reuters
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