M7.1 Namie, Japan, Earthquake
Status: Closed
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Update 1 | 2/17/2021 6:30:00 AM | ||
First Posting | 2/15/2021 6:00:00 AM |
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Posting Date: February 15, 2021, 6:00:00 AM
A magnitude 7.1 earthquake struck near the east coast of Honshu, Japan, at 11:07 p.m. JST (14:07 UTC) on February 13, 72.1 km (44.8 miles) east-northeast of Namie, Fukushima, and 96.6 km (60.1 miles) southwest of Sendai, Miyagi, Japan.
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Shaking from the temblor was felt as far north as Hokkaido and as far west as the Chugoku region; in the vicinity of Tokyo shaking was experienced for about 30 seconds, but the Fukushima and Miyagi prefectures felt the shaking most powerfully. An estimated 950,000 households were left without power across the affected areas in the immediate aftermath and dozens of households were evacuated to shelters in several cities in Fukushima, according to the chief cabinet secretary, Katsunobu Kato.
According to the Tokyo Electric Power Company (Tepco), wastewater tanks that store effluent from two disabled nuclear plants in Fukushima sustained minor damage from the quake. Early on the morning of February 14, Tepco said no water had leaked outside the Daiichi and Daini reactors, but the company also reported that there had been some small leaks from a tank filled with contaminated water stored on the Daiichi site but that the leak had been contained within a small area. According to the NHK, the Kashiwazaki-Kariwa nuclear plant on the west coast had suffered no damage. Tepco ended a state of heightened alert on February 14 after confirming there were no significant problems, and power was restored to most homes by early afternoon that day.
After a landslide damaged a 70-meter long segment of a major highway through Fukushima Prefecture, travel on that highway was suspended. Service on bullet trains on the Tohoku Shinkansen lines was suspended after damage to the power poles supporting overhead wires along those lines was sustained.
Partial damage to 227 structures was reported by Japan’s Fire and Disaster Management Agency. Although more than 100 people were reported injured, no deaths had been reported as of February 14.
The quake came during a state of emergency for Tokyo and nine other large prefectures trying to contain the coronavirus. Restaurants and bars close at 8 p.m. every night, and residents are encouraged to work from home and avoid going out at night.
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Posting Date: February 15, 2021, 6:00:00 AM
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