A 7.3 magnitude earthquake happened off the coast of Japan approximately at 9:36 CST. It was preceded by a 6.0 magnitude earthquake 5 minutes prior. A tsunami threat was issued and later cancelled.
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Two deaths and at least 90 injuries have been reported according to officials.
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Unverified early images from social media.
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WATCH: Shaking, power outages, and flashes in the sky as 2 strong earthquakes hit central Japan pic.twitter.com/d7z9CsJzvI
— BNO News (@BNONews) March 16, 2022
BREAKING: Live cam captures shaking as strong earthquake hits Tokyo, Japan pic.twitter.com/UqEZdEKoKy
— Insider Paper (@TheInsiderPaper) March 16, 2022
BREAKING: Footage captures shaking in #Japan during the earthquake https://t.co/7s5rQopBb4 pic.twitter.com/RGlFsOVC8E
— Insider Paper (@TheInsiderPaper) March 16, 2022
In 2011 multiple nuclear reactors were damaged in a 9.0 magnitude earthquake north of the current earthquake. A 46-foot tall tsunami overwhelmed the emergency backup systems at the nuclear facility causing a nuclear meltdown in 3 of the reactors.
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