Where the earthquake struck.
The Meteorological Agency has issued a tsunami advisory for coastal areas of Miyagi and Fukushima prefectures.
Reuters' William Mallard said the earthquake was felt around the country. He posted a map that shows some areas in the country recorded magnitude +6.
6+ on the #Japan #earthquake intensity scale is some shaking. We rocked back and forth a good while on first floor in Yokohama. #地震 pic.twitter.com/J3k7nrF401
— William Mallard (@BillyMallard) March 16, 2022
Here's a video of what appears to be someone's home office shaking in Tokyo.
Strong M7.3 earthquake rocking Fukushima, this is my desk in Tokyo now - you can hear the whole apartment building shaking. Scary. pic.twitter.com/UiiM7yzmkN
— John Daub (ONLY in JAPAN) (@ONLYinJAPANtv) March 16, 2022
Scenes of Tokyo shaking.
BREAKING: Live cam captures shaking as strong earthquake hits Tokyo, Japan pic.twitter.com/UqEZdEKoKy
— Insider Paper (@TheInsiderPaper) March 16, 2022
Here is the footage inside the subway train.#Tokyo #Japan #earthquake pic.twitter.com/pC8F8hpHXu
— KRoshan (@kroshan4mobile) March 16, 2022
Tokyo has gone dark: Tokyo Electric Power Company (TEPCO) says two million households are without power after the quake. They also say 700,000 buildings have lost power in the metro area.
見渡す範囲全域停電!
— Koheii🏔️山の非営利法人設立 (@koheii) March 16, 2022
at 東京都文京区 pic.twitter.com/BnUIM2lk0N
Earthquake hit Japan just now…
— Kyle Anime Scouter (@kylescouter) March 16, 2022
There was a sudden blackout in Tokyo😨 pic.twitter.com/VO8ibeeU9j
🔌🔋 TEPCO (Japan’s biggest power company) now reporting 700,000+ buildings in Tokyo have lost power. And 2M+ buildings in its service area due to the #earthquake
— Kurumi Mori (@rumireports) March 16, 2022
東電PG: 管内全域で約209万8640軒が停電 pic.twitter.com/nl0iENwVUM
Fukushima airport goes dark.
Loud rumblings heard at Fukushima airport #earthquake #Fukushima pic.twitter.com/mNGYfnj329
— bbouy | FROGZILLA to the moon!! (@Bbouy_1) March 16, 2022
Video of street poles shaking in Fukushima.
Strong M7.3 earthquake rocking Fukushima.#Earthquake #JapanEarthquake #地震 pic.twitter.com/n1XA9OiGUK
— Pablo Antonio Lpz® (@Palh29) March 16, 2022
The area where the quake struck is northern Japan was previously devastated by a 9.0 magnitude quake and tsunami in 2011 that also caused a nuclear disaster.
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