Tsunami advisory issued for Fukushima coast two years after deadly 30-foot waves decimated area, caused nuclear disaster
A magnitude 7.3 earthquake hit the coast of Fukushima on Friday afternoon, sparking a tsunami advisory in the prefecture already blighted two years ago by a deadly 9.0 magnitude quake.
Comments (1)By Beth Stebner / NEW YORK DAILY NEWS
Published: Friday, October 25, 2013, 1:34 PM
Updated: Friday, October 25, 2013, 3:05 PM
The Japan Meteorological Agency issued a warning for a possible tsunami up to a 3 feet high following a 7.3 magnitude earthquake Friday.
A tsunami advisory has been issued for the Fukushima coast, nearly two years after a deadly tsunami blighted the prefecture and caused the worst nuclear disaster since Chernobyl.
According to the Weather Channel, a 3-foot high tsunami was expected to make landfall around 1:40 p.m. Friday. The 7.3-magnitude quake that preceded it was felt all the way from Tokyo to northern Japan, the channel reports.
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In March 2011, a powerful 9.0 magnitude quake struck around 200 miles north of Japan, spurring a devastating tsunami.
Massive 30-foot waves washed over much of the Fukushima prefecture, including the Daiichi Nuclear Plant, causing an estimated $300 billion in damage.
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The death toll for the 2011 tsunami is currently 15,883, according to CNN, and nearly 90,000 people are still displaced from their homes over fears of nuclear radiation.
The quake struck off the coast of Honshu, Japan, an area on a massive fault line. Japan is straddled over four major tectonic plates – the North America plate, the Eurasia plate, the Pacific plate and the Philippine Sea plate.
According to the Weather Channel, a 3-foot high tsunami was expected to make landfall around 1:40 p.m. Friday. The 7.3-magnitude quake that preceded it was felt all the way from Tokyo to northern Japan, the channel reports.
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Japan Meteorological Agency
A tsumi warning has been issued for Japan's eastern coast following a 7.3 magnitude earthquake Friday.
Massive 30-foot waves washed over much of the Fukushima prefecture, including the Daiichi Nuclear Plant, causing an estimated $300 billion in damage.
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An aerial photo taken March 14, 2011, shows an area destroyed by the tsunami in Minamisanriku in Miyagi prefecture three days after a massive tsunami.
The quake struck off the coast of Honshu, Japan, an area on a massive fault line. Japan is straddled over four major tectonic plates – the North America plate, the Eurasia plate, the Pacific plate and the Philippine Sea plate.
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