(CNN) — A 7.4-magnitude earthquake struck Japan on Thursday, triggering a tsunami warning for one prefecture.
The quake’s epicenter was off the coast of Miyagi, the Japan Meteorological Agency said.
Public broadcaster NHK reported a tsunami warning for Miyagi prefecture, saying people in that area should evacuate away from the shore to a safe place.
NHK also reported a tsunami advisory for Iwate prefecture, saying a tsunami is expected to arrive in coastal regions there as well.
The Pacific Tsunami Warning Center said based on all available data, “a destructive Pacific-wide tsunami is not expected and there is not a tsunami threat to Hawaii.”
The U.S. Geological Survey said the quake was centered 41 miles (66 kilomemeters) from Sendai — one of the areas worst hit by last month’s 9.0-magnitude quake — and 73 miles (118 kilometers) from Fukushima, where a crisis has been under way at a nuclear plant since last month’s tsunami.
The quake was centered 207 miles (333 kilometers) from Tokyo, the U.S. Geological Survey said.
USGS recorded the earthquake with a magnitude of 7.1. Just one hour ago, a 6.5 earthquake also hit Veracruz, Mexico.
| MAG | UTC DATE-TIME y/m/d h:m:s |
LAT deg |
LON deg |
DEPTH km |
Region | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MAP | 7.1 | 2011/04/07 14:32:42 | 38.253 | 141.640 | 49.0 | NEAR THE EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN |
| MAP | 6.5 | 2011/04/07 13:11:25 | 17.431 | -93.978 | 167.4 | VERACRUZ, MEXICO |