Japanese Earthquake Shakes Nuclear Plant, Derails 200MPH Bullet Train

Japan suffered a 7.3 magnitude earthquake that struck near the Fukushima nuclear plant and caused widespread power outages, other damage.

QUICK FACTS:

• A 7.3 magnitude earthquake hit Japan, shaking the nation for over two minutes, The Sun UK reported.
• The quake triggered a tsunami warning and derailed a 200mph bullet train and caused trimmers to shake the area of the Fukushima nuclear plant.
• The Tokyo Electric Power Company said there were about two million households without power, according to the New York Times.
• The company also notified the public that it was checking the operations at the plant, which was damaged 11 years ago during a 9.0-magnitude quake.

A tsunami warning was issued by Japanese officials Wednesday following a 7.3-magnitude earthquake that hit off the coast of Fukushima prefecture, where a 2011 quake caused a disaster at a nuclear power plant.https://t.co/xHSrkYuJ7P

— CNN Breaking News (@cnnbrk) March 16, 2022

WHAT JAPAN’S METEORLOGICAL AGENCY SAID:

• The Japan Meteorological Agency said the quake struck 36 miles below the sea level causing concerns about a tsunami.
• According to The Sun, the derailed train had around 100 passengers on board, but there are no reports of injury or death from East Japan Railways.

宮城県と福島県で震度6強https://t.co/CO3JmvpVcx#nhk_video pic.twitter.com/JqHSHpWg7C

— NHKニュース (@nhk_news) March 16, 2022

BACKGROUND:

• The northern region of Japan has seen big quakes before, one of the most notable of which was in 2008 when a quake injured dozens.
• In March of 2011, a 9.0 magnitude earthquake struck off the coast of Honshu in Japan and the tsunami generated toppled seawalls and disabled three nuclear reactors.