A massive 7.3 earthquake has struck Fukushima nuclear plant and has shaken Tokyo for two minutes triggering a tsunami warning. The Japan Meteorological Agency has released a warning for an over 3ft tsunami on the coasts in Miyagi, and Fukushima. The agency said the quake struck 36 miles below the sea.
A high-speed bullet train traveling up to 200 miles per hour derailed amid the massive tremor, according to Japanese officials, as reported by Japanese news agency NHK. The train was between Fukushima and the city of Shiroishi less than 19 miles away when it derailed with around 100 passengers on board. No one is reported to have been injured in the derailment so far, according to East Japan Railways.
NHK footage showed broken walls of a department store building falling to the ground and shards of windows scattered on the street near the main train station in Fukushima city, about 60 kilometers (36 miles) west from the coastline.
The Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings, which operates the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant where the cooling systems failed after the 2011 disaster, said workers found no abnormalities at the site, which was in the process of being decommissioned.
Japan’s Nuclear Regulation Authority said a fire alarm went off at the turbine building of No. 5 reactor at the Fukushima Daiichi but there was no actual fire. Water pumps for the spent fuel cooling pool at two of the four reactors at Fukushima Daini briefly stopped, but later resumed operation. Fukushima Daini is also set for decommissioning. The Japan Meteorological Agency said the quake hit at 11:36 p.m. at a depth of 60 kilometers (36 miles) below the sea.
