A massive 7.3-magnitude earthquake struck near Namie, Japan, triggering a one-meter-high tsunami advisory in the region 11 years after it was devastated by a deadly quake.
Highlights
- The earthquake near Namie, Japan, was reported just before 11 a.m.
- ET on Wednesday.
- The Japan Meteorological Agency said the quake struck about 36 miles below the sea.
- Two aftershocks in Japan left seven people injured including six from falling objects.
- The northern Japan region was devastated by a deadly 9.0 quake and tsunami 11 years ago that caused nuclear plant meltdowns.
- The government has spent approximately $300 billion to rebuild the region but said safely decommissioning the plant could take decades and billions of dollars of dollars.