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Japan tsunami warning lifted, but risks remain
Japanese authorities lifted tsunami warnings on Tuesday hours after a powerful 7.5-magnitude earthquake shook northeastern regions, inju
Summary
The earthquake struck off the coast at 11:15 p.m. No irregularities were reported at nuclear power plants in the region run by Tohoku Electric Power and Hokkaido Electric Power, the utilities said. Japan is one of the world's most earthquake-prone countries, with a tremor occurring at least every five minutes.
What this story is about
People
- Sanae Takaichi2
Organisations
- Japan Meteorological Agency3
- Hokkaido Electric Power
- Tohoku Electric Power
- Japan Railway
- Oklahoman
- JMA
- NHK
Places
- Hokkaido4
- Aomori4
- Iwate4
- Japan4
- Aomori prefecture3
- Hachinohe city2
- of Fire2
- Pacific basin.Source
Keywords
- earthquake3
- tsunami3
- warning3
- northeastern2
- magnitude2
- issued2
- after2
- coast2
- shook2
- evacuation
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