Earthquake Has Japanese Citizens Fearing Fukushima

TOKYO — A powerful earthquake off the northeast Japanese shore Tuesday sent residents fleeing to higher ground and prompted worries about the Fukushima nuclear power plant destroyed by a tsunami five year ago. Lines of cars were seen snaking away from the coast in the pre-dawn hours after authorities issued a tsunami warning and urged residents to seek higher ground immediately. The warning was lifted nearly four hours later. The magnitude-7.4 earthquake struck in the same region that was devastated by a tsunami in 2011, killing some 18,000 people. There were reports of minor injuries and damage, Japanese broadcaster NHK said. The earthquake shook buildings in Tokyo, 150 miles southwest of the epicenter. NHK also showed one person’s video of water rushing up a river or canal, but well within the height of the embankment.

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