Yesterday (13th) at around 11:8 pm, injuries have occurred due to a strong earthquake off the coast of Fukushima Prefecture, Japan, and damages such as power outages and landslides are continuing.
According to Japanese local media, the number of injured people identified as of 0 o'clock today (14th) is reported to be around 20 in Fukushima Prefecture and Miyagi Prefecture, which are the areas near the earthquake.
The earthquake occurred at night, making it difficult to count the damage, and considering the magnitude of the shaking observed at the time of the earthquake, there is a high possibility that the damage to people will increase further.
Japan's government spokesman, Secretary of State Kato, held a press conference and said that the casualties are being confirmed and that some 950,000 households have suffered power outages so far.
However, it was reported that there was no abnormality in nuclear power plants in earthquake-prone areas, such as the Fukushika No.
According to local media, a landslide occurred in some sections of the Joban Expressway in Sobashi, Fukushima Prefecture, and the road was blocked, and a power outage occurred in some sections of the Shinkansen, causing the train to stop with passengers on board.
On social media such as Twitter, photos and videos of the damage situation during and after the earthquake are also being posted one after another.
The Japan Meteorological Agency estimated the magnitude of the earthquake at a magnitude of 7.1 and revised it to a magnitude of 7.3.
The depth of the epicenter has also been changed from about 60㎞ originally announced to 55㎞.
The Japan Meteorological Agency said that the earthquake appears to be an aftershock of the 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake, and asked to watch out for aftershocks for about a week.
(Photo = Kyodo, Yonhap News)