Japan Earthquake: A magnitude 7.2 earthquake has hit northern Japan, prompting the country’s meteorological agency to issue a tsunami alert for the northeastern coast. Japan’s meteorological agency said, the quake struck at 11:45 a.m. local time and was centered about 150 kilometers off the northeastern coast about 440 kilometers northeast of Tokyo at a depth of about 8 kilometers. JX Nippon Oil & Energy Corp (5020.T: Quote), Japan’s top refiner, said on Wednesday operations at its 145,000 barrels per day Sendai refinery had not been affected by a strong earthquake that hit northern Japan.
An emergency and disaster response official in Iwate, Shinobu Nagano said that “We have confirmed that small tsunami have come up on the shores, but we have no reports of damage at this point. We are still trying to determine the impact of the quake.”
The focus of the tremor was 10 km (6 miles) below the surface of the earth, off the coast of Aomori prefecture, public broadcaster NHK said. Japan issued a tsunami warning Wednesday after a major 7.2-magnitude quake struck 160 kilometres east off the main Honshu island at 0245 GMT, swaying buildings in the capital Tokyo. The Pacific Tsunami Warning Center warned areas along the coast within 60 miles of the earthquake epicenter to be aware of the possibility of a tsunami and take appropriate action, a statement read.
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