A strong earthquake of magnitude 7.6 has been recorded in northern Japan.
A tsunami warning has been issued for Aomori Prefecture: "Anyone near coastal areas, rivers, or lakes," the warning advises, "should immediately evacuate to higher ground."
Local authorities in the prefectures of Aomori, Hokkaido, and Iwate, in the northern part of the archipelago affected by the earthquake, urged residents to evacuate despite the late hour and temperatures hovering around freezing.
Due to the earthquake, Shinkansen bullet train services have been suspended along the entire northeastern side, while no anomalies have been reported at the nuclear power plants in Fukushima, Higashidori, and Onagawa.
The earthquake was also felt in the capital Tokyo, over 700 kilometers away from Aomori prefecture.
(Unioneonline)
