A powerful 7.3 earthquake has struck near Fukushima Japan.

No immediate reports of damage or injuries have been reported.

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Nearby Places
Direction data (below) indicate the position of the event relative to the place.
Namie, Japan
61.7 km (38.3 mi) ESEPopulation: 21,866
Iwaki, Japan
71.9 km (44.7 mi) ENEPopulation: 357,309
Kitaibaraki, Japan
96.1 km (59.7 mi) NEPopulation: 50,843
Funehikimachi-funehiki, Japan
96.5 km (60.0 mi) ESEPopulation: 23,524
Fukushima, Japan

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TSUNAMI INFORMATION STATEMENT NUMBER   1
NWS PACIFIC TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER EWA BEACH HI
1109 AM HST MON NOV 21 2016

TO - EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT IN THE STATE OF HAWAII

SUBJECT - TSUNAMI INFORMATION STATEMENT

THIS STATEMENT IS FOR INFORMATION ONLY. NO ACTION REQUIRED.

AN EARTHQUAKE HAS OCCURRED WITH THESE PRELIMINARY PARAMETERS

   ORIGIN TIME - 1100 AM HST 21 NOV 2016
   COORDINATES - 37.3 NORTH  141.6 EAST
   LOCATION    - NEAR THE EAST COAST OF HONSHU  JAPAN
   MAGNITUDE   - 7.3  MOMENT

EVALUATION

 THE PACIFIC TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER HAS ISSUED A TSUNAMI THREAT
 MESSAGE FOR OTHER PARTS OF THE PACIFIC LOCATED CLOSER TO THE
 EARTHQUAKE. HOWEVER... BASED ON ALL AVAILABLE DATA THERE IS NO
 TSUNAMI THREAT TO HAWAII. REPEAT. BASED ON ALL AVAILABLE DATA
 THERE IS NO TSUNAMI THREAT TO HAWAII.

THIS WILL BE THE ONLY STATEMENT ISSUED FOR THIS EVENT UNLESS
ADDITIONAL DATA ARE RECEIVED.

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