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An earthquake of magnitude 8.9 struck at 14:26 JST GMT+0900 with the epicentre approximately 130km off the coast east of Sendai, Miyagi Prefecture, Japan at a depth of 24km. The shock has caused loss of life, homes and damage with blackouts, fire and tsunami. Two nuclear power plants were affected.
Kancho reports that everyone is okay but there was some damage to the roof of Honbu. |