A magnitude 7.3 earthquake has shaken northeastern Japan, according to foreign media reports.
Japan’s Meteorological Agency has issued a tsunami alert for Fukushima prefecture, according to foreign media reports.
The magnitude-7.3 earthquake struck northern Japan near Fukushima prefecture late yesterday, killing four and injuring dozens of people, as well as derailing a bullet train and disrupting power.
The quake shook buildings in parts of Tokyo. It hit at a depth of 60 kilometres and struck at 11.36 pm local time Wednesday, according to the Japan Meteorological Agency.
A Tohoku bullet train has derailed on a stretch of track linking Fukushima and Miyagi prefectures, East Japan Railway Co said, although there were no reported injuries. Tokyo Electric Power Co said around 2 million buildings in its service area lost electricity, although power was restored by the morning.
