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Japan Fukushima tsunami alert after Pacific earthquake Small tsunami reaches Japan after 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. A small tsunami triggered by a quake has hit Japan's eastern coast - where the crippled Fukushima nuclear plant is located - but no damage is reported.
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 30cm (1ft) waves reached the region after the 7.1 magnitude tremor struck at a depth of 10km (six miles), about 320km off the coast.
Japanese TV later said a weak 30cm tsunami had reached the coast. The authorities had earlier issued a tsunami advisory for several areas.
The 7.1 magnitude quake struck at a depth of 10km (six miles), about 320km off Japan's eastern coast. Workers at the Fukushima power station had been told to leave waterfront areas for higher ground.
The US Geological Survey said it was a 7.3 magnitude earthquake. But a Fukushima spokesman later said there was no damage or change in readings at radiation monitoring posts around the plant, according to Reuters news agency.
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. The Japan Meteorological Agency had warned that a small tsunami - up to one metre (3.3ft) - could reach the eastern coast after the tremor in the Pacific Ocean.
"Tsunamis are expected to arrive imminently," it said. The agency had also issued a "yellow" advisory for Fukushima and the prefectures of Iwate, Miyagi, Ibaraki and parts of Chiba.
But it added: "Though there may be slight sea-level change in coastal regions, no tsunami damage is expected."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).The earthquake struck at about 02:10 local time on Saturday (17:10 GMT Friday).
The US Geological Survey said it was a 7.3 magnitude earthquake.