Japanese officials say 4 dead after 7.4 earthquake near Fukushima, site of 2011 nuclear disaster

[malaise]

https://www.usatoday.com/story999999999999/news/world/2022/03/16/fukushima-japan-earthquake-tsunami-alert/7061101001/


A strong 7.4 magnitude earthquake shook off the coast near Fukushima, Japan – the site of a nuclear disaster in 2011 – late Wednesday, killing four people according to Japanese officials.

The earthquake, upgraded from an original 7.3 magnitude, knocked out power to more than 2 million customers across the country and injured 97 people, Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said in a parliamentary session Thursday morning.

Those who died included a man in his 60s in Soma city who fell from the second floor of his house while trying to evacuate and a man in his 70s who panicked and suffered a heart attack, Kyodo News reported earlier.

[Wicked Blue]

1. it must be terrifying

[Tetrachloride]

2. South of Fukushima Prefecture are Miyagi, Ibaraki and Chiba Prefectures

I was in that southern area near Katori Shrine.

There was a tremendous boom. The center was reported to be north of us with maximum intensity of 4 on the Japanese damage scale. My area was reported as a 2, which is hardly anything.

But the sound was another story.

The shaking didn’t panic the adults.

The event didn’t last too long. 15 seconds?

Falling furniture is a risk. So, full length cabinets are hooked to the wall.

Those rural areas are super elderly dominated.

[Wounded Bear]

3. Sounds like they were spared the tsunami this time, at least...nt

[malaise]

4. That's the good news

Lots of lives spared this time around