Earthquake in Japan: at least 2 victims. Tsunami warning returned. PHOTO

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Two people were killed and about 90 injured for the violent earthquake which shook yesterday the Eastern Japan. The two victims can be counted in the counties of Fukushima and Miyagi in the north-east of the country, as reported by the Japanese agency for the management of fires and disasters

epa09829982 Electric poles on the Tohoku shinkansen line collapsed due to a strong earthquake in Shiroishi, Miyagi prefecture, northeastern Japan, 17 March 2022. A 6.4 magnitude earthquake, shortly followed by a magnitude 7.3 earthquake hit northeastern Japan late 16 March provoking electricity shortage and a shinkansen bullet train derailment. The Japan Meteorological Agency s tsunami alert in the Pacific coast of the area was lifted early on 17 March. EPA / JIJI PRESS JAPAN OUT EDITORIAL USE ONLY / NO ARCHIVES

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According to data from the Disaster Prevention Agency, they have been 7 the prefectures concerned from the earthquake of magnitude 7.4 which hit the Tohoku region late yesterday

epa09830092 The Tohoku shinkansen bullet train remains on the track after it derailed due to a strong earthquake in Shiroishi, Miyagi prefecture, northeastern Japan, 17 March 2022. A 6.4 magnitude earthquake, shortly followed by a magnitude 7.3 earthquake hit northeastern Japan late 16 March provoking electricity shortage and a shinkansen bullet train derailment. The Japan Meteorological Agency s tsunami alert in the Pacific coast of the area was lifted early on 17 March. EPA / JIJI PRESS JAPAN OUT EDITORIAL USE ONLY / NO ARCHIVES NO ARCHIVES NO ARCHIVES

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In the early hours of Thursday some of the services of the Shinkansen superfast trains were still suspended in the region, after a convoy derailed last night, with 100 people on board, but without causing any accidents

epa09830093 A wall collapsed in front of a house in Soma, Fukushima prefecture, northeastern Japan, 17 March 2022. A 6.4 magnitude earthquake, shortly followed by a magnitude 7.3 earthquake hit northeastern Japan late 16 March provoking electricity shortage and a shinkansen bullet train derailment. The Japan Meteorological Agency s tsunami alert in the Pacific coast of the area was lifted early on 17 March. EPA / JIJI PRESS JAPAN OUT EDITORIAL USE ONLY / NO ARCHIVES NO ARCHIVES NO ARCHIVES

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No anomalies were reported in the nuclear power plants operating at the time of the earthquake

epa09830111 Staff members collect fallen books at a library in Koriyama, Fukushima prefecture, northeastern Japan, 17 March 2022. A 6.4 magnitude earthquake, shortly followed by a magnitude 7.3 earthquake hit northeastern Japan late 16 March provoking electricity shortage and a shinkansen bullet train derailment. The Japan Meteorological Agency s tsunami alert in the Pacific coast of the area was lifted early on 17 March. EPA / JIJI PRESS JAPAN OUT EDITORIAL USE ONLY / NO ARCHIVES NO ARCHIVES NO ARCHIVES

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The National Meteorological Agency has the tsunami warning was withdrawn late at night, after observing small wave movements that did not cause damage to coastal structures

epa09829254 A sidewalk in damaged before Fukushima station in Fukushima, northeastern Japan, early 17 March 2022. 6.4-magnitude earthquake, shortly followed by a magnitude 7.3 earthquake hit northeastern Japan late 16 March provoking electricity shortage. The Japan Meteorological Agency issued a tsunami alert in the Pacific coast of the area. EPA / JIJI PRESS JAPAN OUT EDITORIAL USE ONLY / NO ARCHIVES NO ARCHIVES NO ARCHIVES

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The strong earthquake, lasting about two minutes, was felt over much of the Kanto area, the plain of Tokyocausing temporary power outages electricity to around 700,000 homes in the capital