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| Small tsunami reaches Japan after earthquake | Small tsunami reaches Japan after earthquake |
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| 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. | 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 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. | 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. |
| A tsunami alert issued for several areas was later lifted. | |
| Workers at the Fukushima power station had been told to leave waterfront areas for higher ground. | Workers at the Fukushima power station had been told to leave waterfront areas for higher ground. |
| 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. | 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 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. | 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. |
| The agency had also issued a "yellow" advisory for Fukushima and the prefectures of Iwate, Miyagi, Ibaraki and parts of Chiba. | 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 tsunami advisory was lifted about two hours later. | |
| The Fukushima reactors were damaged by the earthquake and tsunami of March 2011. | |
| Since then, most of Japan's nuclear reactors have remained off, amid impassioned debate over nuclear energy. | |
| More than 18,000 people were left dead or missing in that disaster. |