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Japan earthquake: 7.4 magnitude quake prompts tsunami warning – live updates | Japan earthquake: 7.4 magnitude quake prompts tsunami warning – live updates |
(35 minutes later) | |
12.16am GMT | |
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Experts in Australia have been assessing today’s earthquake against the devastating 2011 quake and tsunami: | |
Professor James Goff, director of the Australia-Pacific tsunami research centre and natural hazards research laboratory, University of New South Wales, says: | |
In general, with the size of the earthquake experienced, I would not expect any wave to reach the heights of those experienced in 2011, but that does not mean that this event will not be damaging. Tsunamis as small as 90cm can be extremely damaging and so in a sense, we are ‘watching this space’… | |
One concern is not necessarily the size of the earthquake itself but whether or not it might generate submarine landslides that can themselves generate large tsunamis. | |
Associate professor Dale Dominey-Howes, disaster risk management expert at the University of Sydney, says: | |
Today’s event is much smaller than the 2011 catastrophic event. The earthquake maybe an aftershock of the 2011 event. It has affected the same region as the 2011 event. | |
A regional tsunami has been generated – smaller than 2011 but still potentially dangerous. People who live in the region have been advised to evacuate, with authorities taking no chances after the 2011 disaster. | |
Residents in the region are still struggling to recover from the 2011 event resulting in compound socio-psychological impacts on survivors. Aftershocks will continue in the region for days to weeks to come. | |
12.05am GMT | |
00:05 | |
Tsunami update | |
A 1.4m-high tsunami wave has been observed in Sendai, Miyagi prefecture, at 8.03am. | |
It’s the highest so far recorded, although officials stress that second and subsequent waves could be higher, and are still urging people in affected areas to move to higher ground. | |
Other high waves recorded include: | |
It’s currently 9am in Japan. | |
12.02am GMT | |
00:02 | |
There have so far been reports of only minor injuries following the magnitude 7.4 quake, which struck just before 6am local time at a depth of 25km. | |
11.51pm GMT | |
23:51 | |
Some photos from Kyodo, via Reuters, which are being circulated to news agencies. They show a traffic jam and concerned onlookers. | |
Updated | |
at 11.56pm GMT | |
11.51pm GMT | |
23:51 | |
The Japanese prime minister, Shinzo Abe, has issued a statement: | |
I have ordered government officials to provide the public with up-to-date and accurate information concerning tsunami evacuation. | |
11.47pm GMT | |
23:47 | |
Fukushima plant update | |
Tepco says the Fukushima power plant “remains intact” and safe. | |
The company confirms the reactor number 3 spent fuel pool pump tripped and stopped operating at 6.10am. | |
Operation resumed at 7.49am. | |
Tepco says the stoppage was caused by the tremor and “strong acceleration” at the power plant. | |
The quake also caused the temperature inside the reactor to increase to 29.5C from 28.7C over 90 minutes. | |
At 6.38am, the Fukushima Daichi and Daini plants had a tsunami wave about 1m high. | |
A second wave was “not very high”. | |
There have been no casualties at the Fukushima plant. | |
11.25pm GMT | 11.25pm GMT |
23:25 | 23:25 |
The Fukushima Daini reactor 3 cooling system, which had stopped operating, has been restored. | The Fukushima Daini reactor 3 cooling system, which had stopped operating, has been restored. |
The operator of the plant said no abnormalities have been observed. | The operator of the plant said no abnormalities have been observed. |
Power was temporarily lost for cooling water for a spent fuel pool at the Fukushima Daini plant, but has been restored, broadcaster NHK reports. | Power was temporarily lost for cooling water for a spent fuel pool at the Fukushima Daini plant, but has been restored, broadcaster NHK reports. |
11.19pm GMT | 11.19pm GMT |
23:19 | 23:19 |
New tsunami warning for Miyagi prefecture | New tsunami warning for Miyagi prefecture |
A tsunami warning has now been issued for the Miyagi prefecture, expanding the zone believed to be under threat. | A tsunami warning has now been issued for the Miyagi prefecture, expanding the zone believed to be under threat. |
Residents are told to evacuate their homes for higher ground. | Residents are told to evacuate their homes for higher ground. |
11.13pm GMT | 11.13pm GMT |
23:13 | 23:13 |
Japan revises quake up to magnitude 7.4 | Japan revises quake up to magnitude 7.4 |
The Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA) is holding a news conference. | The Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA) is holding a news conference. |
It says the initial quake, recorded at 5.59am, has been revised up to magnitude 7.4. | It says the initial quake, recorded at 5.59am, has been revised up to magnitude 7.4. |
A tsunami alert has been issued, centring on Fukushima. | A tsunami alert has been issued, centring on Fukushima. |
There is also a warning that landslides may occur. | There is also a warning that landslides may occur. |
11.09pm GMT | 11.09pm GMT |
23:09 | 23:09 |
The tide level is still rising along the coast, with waves as high as 1m now reaching the shore. | 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. | 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. | There are warnings that second and subsequent waves can be higher than the initial tsnuami waves. |
11.03pm GMT | 11.03pm GMT |
23:03 | 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: | Residents of Japan’s northern Pacific coast are still being told to leave their homes and seek higher ground via televised tsunami advisories: |
Updated | Updated |
at 11.15pm GMT | at 11.15pm GMT |