A strong earthquake jolted the Tohoku and Kanto regions at about 5:18 p.m. Friday, causing tsunami as high as one meter to hit Ishinomaki, Miyagi Prefecture.
The quake measured lower 5 on the Japanese scale of 7 in Aomori, Iwate, Miyagi, Ibaraki and Tochigi prefectures.
The epicenter of the quake, which is projected to measure 7.3 on the Richter scale, was a point about 10 kilometers deep off the Sanriku coast.
The Meteorological Agency issued a tsunami warning for Pacific coastal areas for Miyagi Prefecture while a tsunami alert was issued for Aomori, Iwate, Fukushima and Ibaraki prefectures. But they were lifted later.
The first group of tsunami waves was observed off Kinkasan islet in Miyagi Prefecture at 5:48 p.m.
The Nuclear Regulation Authority said it had confirmed that no nuclear facilities were damaged in the latest quake.
A Tokyo Electric Power Co. public relations official also said the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant is safe, saying "Basically, there is no disaster." TEPCO also said it received no information regarding damage at the Fukushima No. 2 nuclear power plant.
Tohoku Electric Power Co. said the quake caused no trouble to the Onagawa nuclear power plant's Nos. 1 to 3 reactors in Miyagi Prefecture. The Ibaraki prefectural government said it had received no report of damage from nuclear power-related facilities in the prefecture, including the Tokai No. 2 nuclear power plant.
East Japan Railway Co. suspended operation of the Tohoku, Joetsu and Nagano Shinkansen lines following the strong jolt but resumed operation at 5:43 p.m., except the section between Kitakami and Shin-Aomori. West Japan Railway Co. temporarily suspended operation of the Tokaido Shinkansen line between Tokyo and Odawara stations but resumed operation at 5:30 p.m.
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