TOKYO / A violent earthquake of magnitude 8.8 struck Japan. The first images that are transmitted dasi international media is impressive.
There is particular concern because it was also issued tsunami alert. The epicenter was located 130 kilometers from the coast. There have been several other aftershocks. The authorities have issued a warning about the risk of a tsunami of 6 meters.
is the most important updates:
7:46 - Another forte scossa di 7.8 si è registrata alle 15.15 locali (le 7,15 in Italia) al largo delle acque della prefettura di Ibaraki, alla profondità di 80 km. La prima, avvenuta alle 14.46 locali, è stata di una magnitudo preliminare di 7,9
7.48 – Secondo quanto riportano i media locali, ci sono state onde anche di 10 metri, che avrebbero già colpito le coste del nord-est del paese.
7.49 – Dall’istituto di geofisica americano Usgs, la scossa è stata di magnitudo 8,8. Dunque la forza del sisma è stata rivista al rialzo rispetto alle stime iniziali.
8:37 - The earthquake had its epicenter in the sea 130 km from the coast and at a depth of 24 km. It 's the strongest earthquake to 7 years.
8:40 - The tsunami reached 10 meters of the city of Sendai, which was hit by waves of 10 meters. In the prefecture of Aomori, the northern island of Honshu always, they would have had even higher waves.
9.40 - For a few hours after the earthquake, there's news of the early deaths. Would be at least 6, and over 20 wounded in an amount not yet of identified missing. They claim Japanese victims were related to Minami Soma in Fukushima Prefecture. In the same area also refers to the Kyodo news agency of 8 missing for a landslide.
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