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| Japan earthquake: 6.9 magnitude quake prompts tsunami warning – live updates | Japan earthquake: 6.9 magnitude quake prompts tsunami warning – live updates |
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| 11.09pm GMT | |
| 23:09 | |
| The tide level is still rising along the coast, with waves as high as 1m now reaching the shore. | |
| Residents are being instructed to stay away from the water. | |
| There are warnings that second and subsequent waves can be higher than the initial tsnuami waves. | |
| 11.03pm GMT | |
| 23:03 | |
| Residents of Japan’s northern Pacific coast are still being told to leave their homes and seek higher ground via televised tsunami advisories: | |
| 10.59pm GMT | |
| 22:59 | |
| Fukishima cooling system has stopped operating | |
| NHK reports from Fukishima that the Fukushima Daini Reactor 3 cooling system has stopped operating, but “no abnormalities have been observed”. | |
| Tepco, the Tokyo Electric Power Company, says cooling water has not leaked and it is preparing to resume operation within one to two hours. | |
| Broadcaster NHK reports that it does not seem tanks have been affected by the quake and the power plant buildings are above water level. | |
| 10.53pm GMT | |
| 22:53 | |
| Earthquakes are a familiar experience for Japan, as AFP details: | |
| Japan sits at the junction of four tectonic plates and experiences a number of relatively violent quakes every year. | |
| A massive undersea quake that hit in March 2011 sent a tsunami barrelling into Japan’s northeast coast, leaving more than 18,000 people dead or missing, and sending three reactors into meltdown at the Fukushima nuclear plant. | |
| In April this year, two strong earthquakes hit southern Japan’s Kumamoto prefecture, followed by more than 1,700 aftershocks, leaving at least 50 dead and causing widespread damage. | |
| 10.45pm GMT | |
| 22:45 | |
| This is Claire Phipps picking up the live blog coverage. | |
| The Japanese prime minister, Shinzo Abe, is currently in Peru, attending the Apec summit. | |
| Speaking there, he said the government would do its utmost to respond to the quake. | |
| 10.38pm GMT | |
| 22:38 | |
| Tsunami's first waves smaller than expected | |
| The first tsunami waves to reach the coast of Fukushima, Japan have ranged between 30 and 90cm, much lower than the three metres that was at first predicted. | |
| However, Japanese media warn that the tsunami’s waves can increase over time as it continues to strike the coast. | |
| 10.36pm GMT | |
| 22:36 | |
| The coolant pool at one of the reactors at Fukushima Daini nuclear power plant, one of two in the region, has been turned off, according to NHK World. There is no danger at this time at the site of the plant, and there is plenty of time before the reactors get dangerously warm. | |
| 10.31pm GMT | 10.31pm GMT |
| 22:31 | 22:31 |
| Today’s tsunami will not be nearly as large as 2011’s disastrous wave, according to Dr. Lucy Jones, a seismologist and scientist emerita at the US Geological Survey. | Today’s tsunami will not be nearly as large as 2011’s disastrous wave, according to Dr. Lucy Jones, a seismologist and scientist emerita at the US Geological Survey. |
| Tsunami recorded near Fukushima from today's M7.3 quake. Mag=size of fault & this is much smaller than 3.11.11 https://t.co/XX4Q6ywEfw pic.twitter.com/uIlVQIk9am | Tsunami recorded near Fukushima from today's M7.3 quake. Mag=size of fault & this is much smaller than 3.11.11 https://t.co/XX4Q6ywEfw pic.twitter.com/uIlVQIk9am |
| Japanese officials are still urging people to evacuate the affected area. | Japanese officials are still urging people to evacuate the affected area. |
| 10.20pm GMT | 10.20pm GMT |
| 22:20 | 22:20 |
| At Fukushima’s two nuclear power plants, Fukushima Daiichi and Fukishima Daini, external power sources and coolant water have not been affected so far by the earthquake, according to NHK World. “Now staff are watching closely to see any abnormalities.” | At Fukushima’s two nuclear power plants, Fukushima Daiichi and Fukishima Daini, external power sources and coolant water have not been affected so far by the earthquake, according to NHK World. “Now staff are watching closely to see any abnormalities.” |
| In this video you can see water rushing out of the harbor at Iwaki City. Water levels typically go down just before a tsunami strikes the shoreline. | In this video you can see water rushing out of the harbor at Iwaki City. Water levels typically go down just before a tsunami strikes the shoreline. |
| Video from NHK live stream shows water rushing out of the harbor at Iwaki City in Japan just now. pic.twitter.com/O6vqjg27wz | Video from NHK live stream shows water rushing out of the harbor at Iwaki City in Japan just now. pic.twitter.com/O6vqjg27wz |
| Onohama Port is now reporting a tsunami height of 90cm, according to NHK World. | Onohama Port is now reporting a tsunami height of 90cm, according to NHK World. |
| Updated | Updated |
| at 10.22pm GMT | at 10.22pm GMT |
| 10.12pm GMT | 10.12pm GMT |
| 22:12 | 22:12 |
| Tsunami waves begin to arrive along the Fukushima coast | Tsunami waves begin to arrive along the Fukushima coast |
| Japanese broadcaster NHK world is reporting that waves are beginning to arrive. 60cm tsunami waves have been observed offshore, and the waves are expected to be as high as three metres when they reach the shoreline, NHK reports. | Japanese broadcaster NHK world is reporting that waves are beginning to arrive. 60cm tsunami waves have been observed offshore, and the waves are expected to be as high as three metres when they reach the shoreline, NHK reports. |
| You can watch the live broadcast, which is being live-translated into English, here. | You can watch the live broadcast, which is being live-translated into English, here. |
| 10.06pm GMT | 10.06pm GMT |
| 22:06 | 22:06 |
| This is the full text of the tsunami warning issued by the Pacific Tsunami Warning Center (note that the strength of the earthquake was at first reported to be 7.3 magnitude but was later downgraded to 6.9, according to the US Geological Survey). | This is the full text of the tsunami warning issued by the Pacific Tsunami Warning Center (note that the strength of the earthquake was at first reported to be 7.3 magnitude but was later downgraded to 6.9, according to the US Geological Survey). |
| #Tsunami warning issued by Pacific Tsunami Warning Center for 7.3 magnitude #Earthquake in Japan today#Fukushima pic.twitter.com/rQvxaE0ux1 | #Tsunami warning issued by Pacific Tsunami Warning Center for 7.3 magnitude #Earthquake in Japan today#Fukushima pic.twitter.com/rQvxaE0ux1 |
| Updated | Updated |
| at 10.27pm GMT | at 10.27pm GMT |
| 10.01pm GMT | 10.01pm GMT |
| 22:01 | 22:01 |
| A tsunami warning has been issued in Fukushima Prefecture after an earthquake struck off the East coast of Japan in the early hours of Tuesday morning. | A tsunami warning has been issued in Fukushima Prefecture after an earthquake struck off the East coast of Japan in the early hours of Tuesday morning. |
| #BREAKING -- Powerful M7.3 #earthquake hits #Japan coast off #Fukushima at 20:59 GMT. #Tsunami alert on. pic.twitter.com/31am5SzEwo | #BREAKING -- Powerful M7.3 #earthquake hits #Japan coast off #Fukushima at 20:59 GMT. #Tsunami alert on. pic.twitter.com/31am5SzEwo |
| The earthquake measured 6.9 magnitude, according to the US Geological Survey. Japanese media are reporting that a tsunami as large as three metres high could be about to strike the coastline, and are urging everyone to evacuate coastal areas. | The earthquake measured 6.9 magnitude, according to the US Geological Survey. Japanese media are reporting that a tsunami as large as three metres high could be about to strike the coastline, and are urging everyone to evacuate coastal areas. |
| The evacuation warnings are urging residents to remember the “great earthquake” of 2011, which measured 9.1. | The evacuation warnings are urging residents to remember the “great earthquake” of 2011, which measured 9.1. |
| That earthquake and the tsunami that followed killed more than 15,000 people, injured more than 6,000 more, and left nearly quarter of a million people without homes, and also caused a meltdown at the Fukushima Daiishi nuclear power plant. | That earthquake and the tsunami that followed killed more than 15,000 people, injured more than 6,000 more, and left nearly quarter of a million people without homes, and also caused a meltdown at the Fukushima Daiishi nuclear power plant. |
| Updated | Updated |
| at 10.28pm GMT | at 10.28pm GMT |