This March 16, the population of Japan experienced a moment of terror after a earthquake magnitude 7.3 off the coast of Fukushima and Miyagi, northeast of Japan. The telluric movement left various damages, but so far only one death has been reported, more than 60 people injured and light damage in various houses and buildings.
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Earthquake in Japan: One dead, dozens of people injured and millions of houses without power
As reported by the Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA), the earthquake It was recorded at 23:36 local time at a depth of 60 kilometers. Due to the magnitude and the risk that it represented, the authorities have exhorted the residents of the affected areas to move away from the sea and the mouths of the rivers. Even in the port of Ishinomaki, in Miyagi prefecture, a sea rise of 20 centimeters was detected.
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Likewise, the Prime Minister, Fumio Kishida, informed in a press conference that all the Japanese nuclear power plants are in adequate conditions, since they did not suffer any type of damage.
“The Government will work to save lives and make every effort to provide security and accurate information”
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Effects of the earthquake in Japan
In front of earthquake that was lived in Japan This March 16, the government has warned that there is the possibility of another strong earthquake occurring in a period of approximately one week.
“There is a possibility that another earthquake as strong as this one could happen within a week or so.”
According to the public broadcaster NHK the earthquake on Japan It left one person dead as a balance, while international media assure that there are 69 people injured.
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As a result of earthquake, a bullet train located in Tohoku derailed, but none of its passengers were injured. Likewise, it was said that power cuts were caused in the town of Soma, in Fukushima, as well as in large areas of Tokyo and in the towns of Kanagawa, Chiba and Saitama, since around two million homes were affected by lack of light. .
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