A 7.5 magnitude earthquake occurred in Japan.

A powerful earthquake with a magnitude of up to 7.5 occurred near the coast of Japan. CNN reported on this.

 

 

It is reported that the Japan Meteorological Agency issued a warning about a tsunami risk of up to 3 meters for Iwate Prefecture and parts of Hokkaido and Aomori regions. For other areas of northeastern Japan, the possibility of a tsunami of about 1 meter was noted.

 

The US tsunami warning system reported that the magnitude of the earthquake that occurred near the eastern coast of Japan's Honshu Island was 7.4. The tsunami risk was announced at 08:52 UTC. Later, the Japanese national agency reassessed the earthquake's strength at 7.5, but the reasons for this discrepancy are not yet clear.

 

According to a CNN producer on-site reporting from Tokyo, the building they were in shook for almost seven minutes.

 

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi urged residents of affected areas to evacuate immediately and announced that the government had established an emergency response headquarters.

 

"Residents in areas where a tsunami warning has been issued must immediately move to higher ground or designated evacuation buildings," said Takaichi. 

 

She emphasized that the government is "mobilizing all capabilities" to assess the scale of damage and take emergency measures. The number of casualties and the extent of material damage are currently being determined, and detailed information will be provided soon.

 

Additionally, the operator of the high-speed train running between Tokyo and Shin-Aomori stations announced that operations were temporarily suspended due to a power outage.