No worries about tsunami with seismic intensity 4 in Fukushima prefecture, Miyagi prefecture

At around 5:29 pm on the 17th, there were earthquakes in Miyagi and Fukushima prefectures that observed shaking with a seismic intensity of 4.

There is no need to worry about the tsunami caused by this earthquake.

The shaking of seismic intensity 4 was observed in ▽ Ishinomaki City, ▽ Kakuda City, ▽ Iwanuma City, ▽ Watari Town in Miyagi Prefecture, and ▽ Soma City ▽ Shinchi Town in Fukushima Prefecture.

In addition, tremors with seismic intensities of 3 to 1 were observed in Tohoku, Kanto, and various parts of Niigata prefecture.

According to the observations of the Japan Meteorological Agency, the epicenter is off the coast of Fukushima Prefecture, the depth of the epicenter is 60 km, and the magnitude indicating the magnitude of the earthquake is estimated to be 5.3.

Checking for abnormalities at Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant

According to TEPCO, the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Stations in Okuma Town and Futaba Town, Fukushima Prefecture, which observed the shaking of seismic intensity 3 in the previous earthquake, are currently checking for any abnormalities caused by this earthquake.