Strong earthquake in Japan

Tokyo - In a strong earthquake this morning in Japan, 30 people is easier, and the more the estimated damage. Alarm due to the potential cunamija.

Eastern and central Japan is a powerful earthquake struck, with the strength, according to the data, 6.6 degrees by Rihterovoj scale. The authorities have now declared the wolf cunamija possible, because the sea level at the port Jaizu decreased to 60 centimeters, which indicated the possibility that the high waves obruše to the shore. For the time being registered with only a small tsunami wave height of 40 centimeters.

Earthquake is felt in Tokyo, stated the Japanese meteorological agency. Earthquake occurred in the prefecture Šizuoka in the region Čibu in the largest Japanese island Honšu. The epicenter was, as stated Kjodo Japanese agency, for about 150 kilometers southwest of the Japanese capital.

According to the Japanese Government Spokesperson Take Kavamure, more damage is estimated.

In prefakturi Šizuka, which is the heaviest hit, closed some roads, railway traffic was suspended. Locals trying to saniraju before the damage occurred.

"Gone are all the tile on the roof. Yet I do not know how I'll fix it."

In the city of Omaezaki suspended the work of Hamaoka nuclear power plants for security control.

In Japan, which is the most active seismic area in the world, earthquakes are frequent.

The earthquake that hit northern Japan in October 2004. the life is lost 65, and injured more than 3,000 people.