Around 8:18 UTC today (Friday evening in Japan), a 7.3 magnitude earthquake struck 176 miles east off the coast of Sendai, Japan. Or about 200 miles east of Fukushima, Japan.This earthquake affected the same areas that are still recovering from the destruction of the March 2011 earthquake and tsunami.
CNN reported that nearly all channels stopped their broadcast to alert the area that a quake was going to strike soon. A tsunami warning was also in effect and the announcer also urged the people to get to higher grounds soon. This prompt alert goes to show how shaken up the area is from the 2011 event.
Though the timely alert was a good idea considering the area's still fragile state, a "tsunami" of approximately 1 meter came to shore. The quake lasted about 90 seconds, and left buildings in Tokyo shaking for quite awhile.
This video shows the building shaking, and also gives some information from reporters:
sources:
http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-202_162-57557719/japan-earthquake-brings-small-tsunami-to-northeastern-disaster-zone/
http://www.cnn.com/2012/12/07/world/asia/japan-earthquake/?hpt=hp_t1
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