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| Japan Fukushima tsunami alert after Pacific earthquake | |
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| Japan has issued a tsunami advisory for the Fukushima area - where the crippled nuclear plant is located - after a powerful quake in the Pacific Ocean. | Japan has issued a tsunami advisory for the Fukushima area - where the crippled nuclear plant is located - after a powerful quake in the Pacific Ocean. |
| The Japan Meteorological Agency said a small tsunami - up to one metre (3.3ft) - could reach the eastern coast, but no damage was expected. | The Japan Meteorological Agency said a small tsunami - up to one metre (3.3ft) - could reach the eastern coast, but no damage was expected. |
| Japanese TV later said a weak 30cm tsunami had reached the coast. | |
| The 7.1 magnitude quake struck at a depth of 10km (six miles), about 320km off Japan's eastern coast. | |
| The US Geological Survey said it was a 7.3 magnitude earthquake. | The US Geological Survey said it was a 7.3 magnitude earthquake. |
| The JMA issued a "yellow" advisory for Fukushima and also the prefectures of Iwate, Miyagi, Ibaraki and parts of Chiba, saying tsunami waves could reach 0.2-1m. | |
| "Tsunamis are expected to arrive imminently," it said. | |
| But it added: "Though there may be slight sea-level change in coastal regions, no tsunami damage is expected." | |
| The earthquake struck at about 02:10 local time on Saturday (17:10 GMT Friday). |