The
quake, initially measured at 7.3 was downgraded by USGS to 6.9 but
later upgraded by the Japan Met Service to 7.4.
There
have been 3 metre tsunami waves.
7.3 quake off Fukushima triggers imminent tsunami
RT,
21 November, 2016
© USGS
A
powerful 7.3 magnitude earthquake has struck Fukushima Prefecture in
Japan, USGS reported. A three meter tsunami wave alert was issued for
Fukushima, Nippon reported.
The
quake struck 67km northeast of Iwaki, a city located in the southern
part of the Hamadori coastal region of Fukushima Prefecture, Japan.
Jake Milstein
This is an image of the Fukushima Nuclear Plant from NHK with the text "evacuate immediately." Unsettling #japanquake
According
to the Japan Meteorological Agency the quake struck at 5:59am JST at
a depth of 10m.
“Tsunami
warnings or advisories are currently in effect,” the
agency said.
Residents near the coast are being told to evacuate and seek higher ground. Tsunami waves are expected to hit repeatedly and are expected to arrive imminently in the Fukushima area, the JAM warning said.
“Damage
due to tsunami waves is expected.Evacuate immediately from coastal
regions and riverside areas to a safer place such as high ground or
an evacuation building. Tsunami waves are expected to hit repeatedly.
Do not leave safe ground until the warning is lifted,” JMA
warned.
Steve Herman
Meanwhile
the Pacific Tsunami Warning center has issued “a
tsunami threat message for other parts of the Pacific located closer
to earthquake,” while
stressing that there is no tsunami threat for the US state of Hawaii.
According
to the latest estimates by Japan's authorities, waves of up to three
meters high will arrive ashore by 6:30am local time.
快速SLオコジョ幸せ物語
【速報】津波警報！津波警報！
すぐにげて！
福島県沖で震度5弱の地震発生！
[緊急地震速報]06:01:14現在
第11報(終) 9地域に警報
発生：05:59:45
震源：福島県沖 37.3N 141.6E 10km
規模：M7.3 最大4
予想：3.0 到達 -
Tsunami
advisories have also been issued for the Pacific coast of Aomori
Precture, Iwate Prefecutre, Miyagi Prefecture, Ibaraki Prefecture and
the Kujukuri and Sotobo areas of Chiba Prefecture.
NHK
News Japan warned those living on the coastline in Fukushima
to “hurry
up and run way.”
ＮＨＫ生活・防災
The
news outlet is also reporting that the Coastguard issued a
navigational warning in Fukushima Prefecture and the northern part of
Ibaraki Prefecture, for ships to avoid the area.
First alternative comments by Kevin Blanch. ENENews does not seem to have anything more recent than September.
Fukushima
reactor cooling system stops following quake & tsunami
Cranes
are seen at the No. 3 reactor building, next to the No.4 building, at
Tokyo Electric Power Co.'s (Tepco) tsunami-crippled Fukushima Daiichi
nuclear power plant in Fukushima Prefecture. © Kimimasa Mayama
/ Reuters
The
cooling system of the third reactor at the Fukushima nuclear power
plant has stopped circulating water following a powerful 7.3 offshore
earthquake. TEPCO said it managed to restart the system some 90
minutes after the failure.
The
cooling system servicing the Unit 3 spent fuel pool was not able to
circulate water to cool the nuclear fuel because of a broken pump,
according to the Nuclear Regulatory Agency.
The
temperature in the pool went up to 28.7 degrees Celsius. It takes up
to seven days for temperatures to rise to 65 degrees Celsius, which
is the upper operational limit, Japan’s national nuclear agency
said.
The Japan Times
According to NHK, cooling equipment for the spent nuclear fuel pool in the reactor No. 3 of Tepco's Fukushima No. 2 power plant has stopped.
At
such a pace, the cooling system failure posed no “immediate
danger,” although the agency admitted “gradual” rise in
temperatures.
東京電力によりますと福島第二原発３号機の使用済み燃料プールでは冷却用のポンプが停止しているということです。午前６時すぎの燃料プールの水温は２８度７分で、
１時間に０度２分ずつ上がっていくと予想され、運転上の制限値としている６５度には１週間程度で達する見込みだということです。
The
exact cause of the cooling system stoppage is currently unknown.
However, the system might have been “shaken” during the
earthquake, according to nuclear agency officials, as reported by
NHK. The station’s storage pool currently contains 2,544 spent fuel
rods. No cooling water leaks or any other “abnormalities” have
been reported.
TEPCO
No abnormalities found at #TEPCO’s #Nuclear Power Stations after Magnitude 7.3 #earthquake off the coast of #Fukushima at 5:59JST Nov 22.
The
first tsunami wave which hit the nuclear power plants was about one
meter high, while the second was “not very high,” according to
TEPCO. There has been no “major physical damage” to the
nuclear power plants, NHK reported.
From
Dutchsinse
11/21/2016
-- Large M7.0 (M6.9) earthquake strikes Japan -- Coast of Honshu
Fukushima Prefecture
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