Japan, Earthquake near Fukushima

Posted: 17th March 2022

 A magnitude-7.4 earthquake struck northern Japan near Fukushima prefecture

late on Wednesday, killing four and injuring dozens of people, as well as
disrupting power and some factories. The affected area was devastated by a
9.0-magnitude earthquake and tsunami in 2011 which left nearly 20,000 dead
or missing, and triggered a nuclear crisis. The Fukushima disaster led to
the shutdown of all of Japan’s nuclear plants, forcing the country to
rely on other sources of energy such as coal and natural gas. The latest
quake also triggered a tsunami warning, which was later lifted. Nuclear
regulators said a fire alarm went off at Fukushima’s Dai-Ichi nuclear
plant, although it was later determined there was no fire. Water pumps used
to cool spent fuel pools at the Dai-Ni plant were also halted, before
coming back online.

Bloomberg 16th March 2022 

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2022-03-16/magnitude-7-3-earthquake-hits-near-japan-s-fukushima-nhk-says

Times 16th March 2022 

https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/tsunami-alert-after-quake-off-fukushima-rxh2hfj8f

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