Chivomezi champhamvu cha 7.3 magnitude chinachitika ku Fukushima, Japan, cha m'ma 6:00 am nthawi ya komweko lero malinga ndi US Geological Survey. Izi zapangitsa kuti chenjezo la tsunami liperekedwe kumadera ambiri am'mphepete mwa nyanja ya Pacific.
Chenjezo likuti pakhoza kukhala mafunde okwera mpaka mamita atatu (mamita 10). Anthu okhalamo akulamulidwa kuti asamuke.
Chigawo cha Fukushima chili kumpoto kwa Tokyo, komwe kunachitika chivomezi masiku ano komanso nyumba zomwe zagwedezeka. Awa ndi malo a Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant yomwe idawonongedwa mu 2011 ndi tsunami yamphamvu yomwe idatsata chivomezi chachikulu chakunyanja. Chomera cha nyukiliya chikuyang'ana kusintha, koma mpaka pano palibe zachilendo zomwe zanenedwa ndipo palibe kusintha kwa ma radiation.
Akuti magetsi azizima m’magawo a Fukushima ndi Niigata, ndipo Japan Railways yaimitsa ntchito za masitima apamtunda angapo kum’maŵa kwa Japan.
Palibe chiwopsezo cha tsunami ku Hawaii, Philippines, kapena New Zealand.
