Coverage dated March 15, 2022 to March 16, 2022

7.4 earthquake hits north Japan coast

Headline from Arkansas Democrat-Gazette, on the newest of 2 developments

A powerful 7.4 magnitude earthquake struck off the coast of Fukushima in northern Japan on Wednesday night, smashing furniture, knocking out power and killing four people. A small tsunami reached shore, but the low-risk advisory was lifted this morning.

Arkansas Democrat-Gazette's own description from its feed. We collect headlines and these descriptions, not full articles; read the original reporting below.

Developments in this update

2 dated developments, oldest first, newest marked. Each is named by one outlet's own headline; open its reports to see every outlet that covered it.

  1. 7.3-magnitude earthquake hits coast off Japan's Fukushima prefecture

    Headline from KYMA Yuma ·

  2. Newest

    7.4 earthquake hits north Japan coast

    Headline from Arkansas Democrat-Gazette ·

Reports & sources

76 articles, oldest first.

  1. KREM Spokane

    7.3 magnitude quake hits north Japan, tsunami risk receding (opens KREM Spokane)

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    KREM Spokane's feed description

    The earthquake shook large parts of eastern Japan, including Tokyo, where buildings swayed violently.

  2. Digital Journal

    7.3-magnitude quake hits east Japan, tsunami advisory issued (opens Digital Journal)

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    Digital Journal's feed description

    A powerful 7.3-magnitude quake jolted east Japan on Wednesday night, rattling the capital Tokyo and prompting a tsunami advisory for parts of the

  3. WNYT Albany

    7.3 magnitude quake hits north Japan, tsunami alert issued (opens WNYT Albany)

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    KSDK's feed description

    The earthquake shook large parts of eastern Japan, including Tokyo, where buildings shook violently.

  4. Minneapolis Star Tribune

    7.4 magnitude quake hits north Japan, tsunami risk receding (opens Minneapolis Star Tribune)

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    Minneapolis Star Tribune's feed description

    A powerful 7.4 magnitude earthquake struck off the coast of Fukushima in northern Japan on Wednesday evening, leaving two dead, and triggering a tsunami advisory and plunging more than 2 million homes in the Tokyo area into darkness.

  5. Fox32 Chicago

    7.3 magnitude earthquake rocks Japan; tsunami advisory issued (opens Fox32 Chicago)

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    Fox32 Chicago's feed description

    A powerful 7.3 magnitude earthquake shook off the coast of Fukushima in northern Japan on Wednesday evening, triggering a tsunami advisory.

  6. Newsweek

    Earthquake off Japan's coast knocks out power to 2 million (opens Newsweek)

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    Newsweek's feed description

    The 7.3 magnitude quake hit the coast of Fukushima just days after the anniversary of the 9.0 magnitude quake that ravaged the area in 2011.

  7. Phys

    Powerful quake rattles Japan, tsunami advisory issued (opens Phys)

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    Phys's feed description

    A powerful 7.3-magnitude quake jolted eastern Japan on Wednesday night, rattling the capital Tokyo and prompting a tsunami advisory for parts of the northeast coast near the site of the Fukushima nuclear disaster.

  8. Deseret News

    Massive earthquake rocks Japan coast, leading to tsunami warning (opens Deseret News)

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    Deseret News's feed description

    A tsunami warning was issued after a 7.3-magnitude earthquake near Japan

  9. The Guardian

    Tsunami alert in Japan as earthquake strikes off coast of Fukushima (opens The Guardian)

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    The Guardian's feed description

    Japan Meteorological Agency says 7.3 magnitude quake struck 36 miles below sea

  10. Forbes

    Two Strong Earthquakes Hit Fukushima And Miyagi In Japan (opens Forbes)

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    Forbes's feed description

    A 6.4-magnitude earthquake, followed two minutes later by a magnitude 7.3 quake, hit northeastern Japan today.

  11. Local News 8

    7.3-magnitude earthquake hits coast off Japan's Fukushima prefecture (opens Local News 8)

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    Local News 8's feed description

    A tsunami warning was issued by Japanese officials Wednesday following a 7.3-magnitude earthquake that hit off the coast of Fukushima prefecture, where a 2011 quake caused a disaster at a nuclear power plant.

  12. Fox News

    Japan 7.3 magnitude earthquake triggers Fukushima tsunami warning (opens Fox News)

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    Fox News's feed description

    Fukushima Prefecture was the site of the 2011 nuclear disaster which followed a similar but stronger earthquake and tusnami.

  13. New York Times

    Live Updates: Quake Near Fukushima in Japan Prompts Tsunami Alert (opens New York Times)

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    New York Times's feed description

    The warning was issued for coastal areas after the magnitude 7.3 earthquake. The shaking lasted more than two minutes and was felt as far away as Tokyo.

  14. KEYT Santa Barbara

    7.3 magnitude quake hits north Japan, tsunami alert issued | News Channel 3-12 (opens KEYT Santa Barbara)

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    KEYT Santa Barbara's feed description

    A powerful 7.3 magnitude earthquake has shaken off the coast of Fukushima in northern Japan.

  15. The Hill

    Tsunami alert issued after Japan is hit by 7.3 magnitude earthquake (opens The Hill)

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    The Hill's feed description

    A 7.3 earthquake triggered a tsunami advisory in northern Japan Wednesday evening after it shook the coast of Fukushima.

  16. Legitgov

  17. My9nj

    7.3 magnitude earthquake rocks Japan; tsunami risk receding (opens My9nj)

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    My9nj's feed description

    A powerful 7.3 magnitude earthquake shook off the coast of Fukushima in northern Japan on Wednesday evening, triggering a tsunami advisory.

  18. Axios

    Magnitude 7.3 earthquake hits northern Japan, triggering tsunami alerts (opens Axios)

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    Axios's feed description

    Tsunami alerts were triggered for Fukushima and Miyagi prefectures in northeast Japan.

  19. Washington Post

    Japan hit by 7.3 magnitude earthquake, tsunami advisory issued (opens Washington Post)

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    Washington Post's feed description

    A powerful earthquake hit just off the coast of the Fukushima prefecture in northern Japan on Wednesday evening.

  20. NBC News

    7.3-magnitude earthquake strikes near Japan coast, triggering tsunami warning (opens NBC News)

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    NBC News's feed description

    The quake was reported near Namie, Japan.

  21. France 24

    7.3-magnitude quake shakes eastern Japan, prompting tsunami warning (opens France 24)

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    France 24's feed description

    A powerful 7.3-magnitude quake jolted eastern Japan on Wednesday night, rattling the capital Tokyo and prompting a tsunami advisory for parts of the northeast coast, the Japan Meteorological Agency s…

  22. Al Jazeera

    7.3-magnitude quake shakes east Japan, triggers tsunami advisory (opens Al Jazeera)

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    Al Jazeera's feed description

    No reports of casualties in Fukushima, which was hit by a deadly earthquake and tsunami 11 years ago.

  23. CBS News

    Japan earthquake knocks out power to thousands in Tokyo, prompts tsunami advisory (opens CBS News)

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    CBS News's feed description

    The 7.3-magnitude earthquake struck off the coast of Fukushima, the epicenter of the 2011 quake-borne tsunami and nuclear disaster.

  24. Washington Examiner

    Earthquake rattles Japan nuclear power plants but doesn't leave lasting damage (opens Washington Examiner)

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    Washington Examiner's feed description

    A deadly earthquake in Japan rattled nuclear power plants but didn’t cause lasting damage. The 7.3 magnitude earthquake occurred just off the coast of Fukushima, the site of one of the worst nuclear disasters in history.

  25. Local News 8

    What we know about the earthquake off Japan's Fukushima coast (opens Local News 8)

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    Local News 8's feed description

    By Jessie Yeung and Emiko Jozuka, CNN A deadly 7.4-magnitude earthquake struck off the coast of Japan’s Fukushima prefecture on Wednesday, injuring dozens of people. For some, the incident brought back painful memories of 2011, when an earthquake triggered a tsunami causing a nuclear meltdown at the…

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