Breaking! Tsunami advisory issued after two strong earthquakes struck Japan

A back-to-back strong earthquakes struck north eastern Japan on Wednesday night, triggering tsunami alert in Fukushima.

The Japan Meteorological Agency has issued a tsunami advisory for the northeastern prefectures of Fukushima and Miyagi.

Within two minutes apart, Japan felt a 6.4 and 7.3 magnitude earthquakes just before midnight. The shaking was felt in Tokyo.

SHOCKING: Huge flashes seen in the sky as 2 million homes in #Japan left without power after 7.3 earthquake pic.twitter.com/CfjXcb5Lmv
— GBN (@GBNfeed) March 16, 2022

2 million homes in Japan left without power after the 7.3 quake.

WATCH: Shaking, power outages, and flashes in the sky as 2 strong earthquakes hit central Japan pic.twitter.com/d7z9CsJzvI
— BNO News (@BNONews) March 16, 2022

Officials are calling on people in the affected areas to stay away from the coast.

In 2011, Japan was hit by a 9.0 magnitude earthquake that it shortened the Earth’s day by 1.8 microseconds and shifted its figure axis by 17 centimeters.

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