These are the primary moments a sequence of sturdy earthquakes struck central Japan. Authorities issued an evacuation order earlier than tsunami waves started hitting the western coast of the principle island of Honshu. The epicentre is within the Noto Peninsula in Ishikawa Prefecture, the place the strongest quake registered a preliminary magnitude of seven.6. A authorities spokesperson says greater than 30,000 properties have misplaced energy. The Japan Meteorological Company says that is the primary time a significant tsunami warning has been issued because the Fukushima nuclear catastrophe on March 11, 2011.
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