Earthquake-scattered items in a shop. Japan. File photoMOSCOW, Mar 17At least one person has died as a result of a powerful earthquake in the northeast of Japan, the Kyodo agency reported on Twitter.
"A powerful earthquake led to the death of one person in the city of Soma", the agency said.
According to Reuters, about 69 people were injured. An earthquake of magnitude 7.3 occurred on Wednesday in the northeast of Japan in the Pacific Ocean near Fukushima Prefecture at 23.36 local time (17.36 Moscow time). A tsunami threat has been declared. The outbreak lay at a depth of 60 kilometers. The tremors were felt in the prefectures of the northeast and north of Japan. Strong undulating shocks were felt in the capital of Japan. Information about the destruction is not yet available. At the same time, according to Japanese media, there are numerous reports of victims.