Updated Oct. 25, 2013 3:39 p.m. ETTOKYO—A moderately strong earthquake struck northern Japan early Saturday, rattling the region that was hit by the massive quake of March 2011 and creating a number of minor tsunami waves but no major damage or injuries.
The quake, registering a magnitude of 7.1, hit the Fukushima area at 2:10 a.m. local time, according to the Japan Meteorological Agency. It said the quake was centered in the Pacific Ocean some 180 miles off the coast.
A tsunami advisory was issued across a wide area of northern Japan, including the Pacific coast area east of Tokyo, along with evacuation advisories for nearly 6,000 families in the region. The Meteorological Agency said that at least four abnormally high waves of up to 16 inches were detected in the prefectures of Fukushima, Miyagi and Iwate but didn’t pose any threats. The advisory was lifted two hours after the quake struck. There were no other reports of damage.
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The Fukushima area was hit by a 9.0 magnitude quake and then a tsunami in March 2011, causing the meltdown of three reactors at the plant and creating the second-worst nuclear accident ever after the Chernobyl disaster of 1986. The cleanup of the facility is expected to take another 30 years.
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