Japan tsunami alert issued following powerful earthquake off northern coast – follow latest
People in affected areas urged to evacuate as quake registering 7.5 magniture occurred off the coast of Sanriku There are no nuclear power plants currently in operation in Hokkaido and Tohoku regions but Hokkaido Electric Power Co and Tohoku Electric Power Co have a number of shutdown nuclear power plants there. Tohoku Electric said it was checking the impact of the earthquake and tsunami on its Onagawa nuclear power plant.
People in affected areas urged to evacuate as quake registering 7.5 magnitude occurred off the coast of Sanriku
Australian officials in Japan are urgently following up on the tsunami warning off the northeastern coast of the island of Honshu.
The Australian government said:
We stand ready to provide consular assistance.
Australians in need of emergency consular assistance should contact the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade’s 24-hour Consular Emergency Centre on 1300 555 135, or +61 2 6261 3305 (if calling from overseas).
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- Japan tsunami alert issued following powerful earthquake off northern coast – follow latestGuardian - World · Tom Ambrose (now) and Vicky Graham (earlier) · Apr 20, 2026, 12:49 PM
- Japan tsunami alerts downgraded following powerful earthquake off northern coast – follow latestGuardian - World · Tom Ambrose (now) and Vicky Graham (earlier) · Apr 20, 2026, 2:01 PM
- Japan tsunami alerts downgraded following powerful earthquake off northern coast – as it happenedGuardian - World · Tom Ambrose (now) and Vicky Graham (earlier) · Apr 20, 2026, 2:16 PM
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