Breaking News Earthquake In Japan

Breaking News Earthquake In Japan: A huge earthquake has once again rattled northeast Japan shutting down 2 more atomic power plants, and triggering a tsunami warning in the same area devastated in final month's earthquake. 2 power plants are reportedly off line following the 7.1 magnitude quake that struck coastal Miyagi Prefecture at 11:32 p.m. local time Thursday. The quake is the greatest aftershock since the 9.0 earthquake struck the Northeast city of Sendai on March 11. Thursday's quake was twenty-five miles deep. Folks near the coast were told to immediately evacuate to higher ground, according to the Japanese meteorological agency. A small wave reached the coast around 12:40 a.m. Friday and the warning was lifted. Buildings as far away as Tokyo, nearly 200 miles from Miyagi, trembled for about a minute. In Ichinoseki, an inland city, constructions shook violently and items were knocked from shelves but there was no heavy harm reported. 2 plants in Oginawa and in Aomori Prefecture were knocked out in the newest tremor, but authorities said there was no threat of a radiation leak alike to that at the Fukushima plant. The nuclear power plant in the fishing town Oginawa went offline following the aftershock. The plant served as a surprising ad hoc shelter in the wake of the Mar 11 earthquake but, authorities said, the reactor was intact. The plant in Aomori is currently being cooled by a backup diesel generator, powering pumps to keep fuel rods there cool. All the rods are reportedly still fully submerged in a cooling pool. The Tokyo Electric Power Company said there were "no anomalies detected" at the damaged Fukushima Daiichi plant, still on the verge of meltdown following March's historic 9.0 earthquake. All the actors at the Fukushima nuclear complex were evacuated nowadays. No elevated radiation levels were detected at the plant. Service on many of the bullet train lines in the area has been suspended. No wounds have been reported.Breaking News Earthquake In Japan