Tokyo: Japan’s meteorological has issued tsunami alert for the north-eastern cost as a 7.2 magnitude earthquake hit country’s northern areas, shaking buildings in Tokyo.
There were no reports of damage or injuries, but officials are still assessing the situation.
The meteorological agency said the quake was centred about 200 miles north of Tokyo at a depth of about 6.2 miles. There was a 6.3 magnitude aftershock shortly after the main quake.
Sources said a 24-inch tsunami reached the coastal town of Ofunato, Iwate prefecture
The Pacific Tsunami Warning Centre in Hawaii said a Pacific-wide tsunami was not expected.
“We have confirmed that small tsunami have come up on the shores, but we have no reports of damage at this point,” said Shinobu Nagano, an emergency and disaster response official in Iwate prefecture.
“We are still trying to determine the impact of the quake.”
Some train lines in the area were temporarily stopped after the quake, but they were soon restarted.
Japan lies on the Ring of Fire – an arc of earthquake and volcanic zones that stretches around the Pacific Rim and where about 90% of the world’s quakes occur.
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