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Japan: Tsunami warning for north-east after earthquake
This just in from the BBC :
A tsunami warning has been issued for north-eastern Japan after an earthquake with a magnitude of 7.4 struck off the east coast of Honshu.
The tsunami is predicted to have a wave 1m (3ft) high. Those in the warning zone should move to high ground, Japanese TV said.
The area was ravaged by an earthquake and tsunami last month which severely damaged the Fukushima nuclear plant.
Thursday's quake was 118km (78 miles) north of Fukushima, 40km offshore.
The Tokyo Electric Power Company (Tepco), which operates Fukushima, says it is checking on the situation at the damaged plant following the latest earthquake.
The quake was strong enough to shake buildings in Tokyo.
A tsunami warning has been issued for north-eastern Japan after an earthquake with a magnitude of 7.4 struck off the east coast of Honshu.
The tsunami is predicted to have a wave 1m (3ft) high. Those in the warning zone should move to high ground, Japanese TV said.
The area was ravaged by an earthquake and tsunami last month which severely damaged the Fukushima nuclear plant.
Thursday's quake was 118km (78 miles) north of Fukushima, 40km offshore.
The Tokyo Electric Power Company (Tepco), which operates Fukushima, says it is checking on the situation at the damaged plant following the latest earthquake.
The quake was strong enough to shake buildings in Tokyo.
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Japan what can you say? I feel for the thousands of children who have lost their parents heartbreaking.
The BBC's Roland Buerk in Otsuchi: "We felt the earthquake, a rocking side-to-side"
A powerful earthquake has hit north-east Japan, exactly one month after the devastating earthquake and tsunami.
The 7.1-magnitude tremor triggered a brief tsunami warning, and forced workers to evacuate the crippled Fukushima nuclear plant.
The epicentre of the quake was in Fukushima prefecture, and struck at a depth of just 10km (six miles).
It came as Japan said it was extending the evacuation zone around the nuclear plant because of radiation concerns.
The cooling systems at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant were damaged in last month's disaster. Workers have been struggling to prevent several reactors from overheating, and avert a large-scale release of radiation.
The plant's operator, Tepco, said power used to pump water to cool three damaged reactors had been cut briefly but early indications suggested the plant had not sustained any further damage.
The zone around it will be widened to encompass five communities beyond the existing 20-km (12-mile) radius, following new data about accumulated radiation levels, officials said.
Top government spokesman Yukio Edano said the new evacuations would take place over the coming month, from areas including Iitate village, which lies 40km from the power station, and part of the city of Kawamata.
"There is no need to evacuate immediately," he told a news conference, but added that there were concerns about long-term health risks.
'Standing together'
The latest tremor struck shortly after the country stopped to observe a minute's silence to remember the nearly 28,000 dead or missing in the 11 March disaster.