A 7.3 magnitude earthquake struck Japan Saturday, around 11pm. The Japan Meteorology Agency did not issue a tsunami warning, the earthquake took place off the coast of Fukushima extending all the way out to Tokyo. Buildings were shook for some time after the earthquake had hit. One man on the 10th floor of hotel fell during the quake and hit his head on the door, all though he was still able to walk the man was rushed to the hospital. Television and other camera footage shows damage done to multiple shops throughout the area, with broken glass lining the shop fronts. Nearly 950,000 households were left with out power due to a massive blackout caused by the quake, blackouts were concentrated in North-Eastern Japan, and luckily left many power and nuclear plants in tact. Nearly 10 years ago, on March 11th a massive quake had triggered a tsunami leading to one of the world's worst nuclear crisis.
link: https://www.usnews.com/news/world/articles/2021-02-13/strong-quake-hits-off-japan-coast-triggering-blackouts
By: Tommy McClernon
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