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| Tsunami warning issued after 6.9 quake off Fukushima in Japan | Tsunami warning issued after 6.9 quake off Fukushima in Japan |
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| An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 6.9 has struck off the coast of Fukushima prefecture in Japan. | |
| A tsunami warning of up to 3 metres (10 feet) has been issued and there are reports of changes in the tide. | |
| The Japan Meteorological Agency says the quake struck around 6am at a depth of 10 kilometres. | |
| There are reports that a fire has broken out at a chemical factory in the Fukishima prefecture. | |
| The US Geological Survey had a preliminary magnitude of 7.3, but then revised the figure down to 6.9. | The US Geological Survey had a preliminary magnitude of 7.3, but then revised the figure down to 6.9. |
| Japan state broadcaster NHK urged the public to evacuate. | |
| "Please do not think that you are safe. Please evacuate to high grounds," the network said. "Even if you live inland please go and evacuate." | |
| Fukushima prefecture is north of Tokyo and home to the nuclear power plant that was destroyed by a huge tsunami following an offshore earthquake in 2011. | Fukushima prefecture is north of Tokyo and home to the nuclear power plant that was destroyed by a huge tsunami following an offshore earthquake in 2011. |
| Tohoku Electric said that it found no abnormalities at its Onagawa nuclear power plant after the earthquake. | Tohoku Electric said that it found no abnormalities at its Onagawa nuclear power plant after the earthquake. |
| A Tsunami alert has been issued for coasts within 300 kilometres of the earthquake's epicentre | |
| There were no immediate reports of damage or injury. | |
| Earthquakes are common in Japan, where around 20 percent of the world’s earthquakes of magnitude 6 or greater occur. | |
| This is a breaking news story, more follows... | This is a breaking news story, more follows... |