The strong earthquake occurred not far from Fukushima. A tsunami alert was issued.
A strong 7.3 magnitude earthquake shook the east coast of Japan at 23:36 local time. The epicenter of the quake is approximately 107 km east from Fukushima under the sea, 63 km deep.
The Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA) issued a tsunami alert. There were no reports of injuries or significant material damage, but more than 2 million households were left without electricity, according to the state energy company TEPCO.
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