Direct Translation via Google Translate. Edited.[Regnum] An earthquake of magnitude 5.8 was recorded in northeastern Japan. The country's National Meteorological Administration reported this on March 14.
It is noted that the epicenter was in Fukushima Prefecture. Tremors were also felt in Tokyo.
Seismologists declared a tsunami threat for the northeast coast of Japan, but the warning was lifted a few minutes later. There were no reports of casualties or damage.
As Regnum reported, on January 1, a series of large earthquakes occurred in the Noto Peninsula area of ​​Ishikawa Prefecture. The magnitude of the most powerful of them was 7.6. A tsunami threat was declared on the west coast of Japan, followed by a major tsunami for the first time since 2011. On the coast in a number of places the wave height was 4.2 meters.
Due to the earthquakes, roads and communications were destroyed. More than 1,400 houses are partially or completely destroyed, 59 thousand households in Ishikawa Prefecture remain without water, and more than 13.5 thousand remain without electricity. There are 6.3 thousand members of the self-defense forces working on the ground. The number of earthquake victims has reached 213 people.