An earthquake measuring 7.2 in magnitude occurred approximately 440 km to the North East of Tokyo at about 11:45 Japanese local time. It was centered at around 150 km off the north east coast and the epicenter of the quake was reported to have been at about a depth of about 7 miles.
A tsunami warning was immediately issued. An emergency and disaster response talk person in Iwate confirmed that indeed a small tsunami hit the shores but no damage have been confirmed or reported. Shortly after the main quake, another 6.3 magnitude aftershock was also recorded.
The earthquake details as provided by the US GS:
Magnitude: 7.2
Date-Time: Wednesday, March 09, 2011 at 11:45:18 AM at epicenter
Location: 38.510°N, 142.792°E
Depth: 14.1 km (8.8 miles)
Region: NEAR THE EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN
Distances:
168 km (104 miles) E of Sendai, Honshu, Japan
193 km (119 miles) SE of Morioka, Honshu, Japan
216 km (134 miles) E of Yamagata, Honshu, Japan
413 km (256 miles) NE of TOKYO, Japan
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