Overview
- About 30 people were reported injured and more than 8,000 evacuees sheltered at facilities by late Tuesday morning, Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi and local tallies said.
- Tsunami waves reached up to 70 centimeters in Kuji, Iwate Prefecture, and authorities reported no major coastal damage.
- Tohoku Shinkansen trains were halted between Morioka and Shin-Aomori for inspections after the late-night quake, with operations resuming Tuesday afternoon and residual delays.
- Utilities reported limited disruptions: up to 10,886 households briefly lost power in Aomori and Iwate with service largely restored, Hokkaido’s grid saw two interconnections halted, and roughly 1,360 households faced water cuts.
- Nuclear regulators reported no abnormalities at major facilities, noting a small water leak within normal parameters at the Rokkasho site, and telecom networks remained operational.