An earthquake struck northeastern Japan on Saturday, causing a 1-metre tsunami and hitting locations devastated by the 2011 catastrophe.
The quake hit the shore of Miyagi prefecture at 6.26 pm (0926 GMT) as well as had a magnitude of 7.2 at a depth of 60km, the Japan Meteorological Agency claimed.
There were no prompt reports of damage or injuries, but people were cautioned versus going near the shore as the tsunami may have reached components of the Miyagi shore currently.
Tokyo Electric Power claimed it had found no irregularities at its Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant, wrecked by the huge March 2011 quake that caused nuclear disasters and also mass emptyings.
An agent said there were likewise no abnormalities at its nearby Daini center.
There were no abnormalities at Tohoku Electric Power Co’s Onagawa nuclear plant, the nuclear regulatory authority said.
Miyagi Prefecture was having power outages in some locations, according to the Tohoku Electric Power Network.
Service on the Tohoku Shinkansen bullet train had actually been stopped, public broadcaster NHK said.
“It was an actually bad, lengthy drinking from side-to-side. It was even longer than the quake last month, however at least the structure here is okay,” Shizue Onodera informed NHK from the store where she works in the city of Ishinomaki.
“Lots of containers smashed on the floor. The electrical energy gets on.”
Akira Wakimoto, a dilemma administration official in Tome town in Miyagi prefecture, stated he remained in his apartment when the quake struck and felt his space shake for a long period of time.
In the coastal city of Ofunato, Shotaro Suzuki, a resort worker, claimed there was a momentary blackout as well as elevators paused, however power has been restored and there were no other troubles.
“Our guests appeared stressed in the beginning, however they have actually all returned to their rooms, and our facility seems fine,” Mr Suzuki told NHK.
Video footage from inside NHK’s Sendai bureau showed a plaque suspended from the ceiling shaking for concerning 30 seconds adhering to the trembling. It did not report any type of things falling from shelves or any prompt damage.
The quake might be really felt in Tokyo concerning 400km south of the epicentre.
Japan marked this month the 10th anniversary of the 2011 9.0-magnitude earthquake as well as tsunami that activated a nuclear disaster in Fukushima and eliminated greater than 18,000 people.
The country is amongst the world’s most seismically active areas, making up about 20 per cent of earthquakes that are size 6 or better worldwide.