Metro Manila (CNN Philippines) — There are no reports of Filipinos getting hurt in the 7.4-magnitude quake that struck Japan early Tuesday morning.
That’s according to Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) Assistant Secretary Charles Jose, who spoke to CNN Philippines.
The quake, which the Japan Meteorological Agency had originally rated with a magnitude of 7.3, occurred at 5 a.m. off the east coast of Japan. The United States Geological Service detected two aftershocks, measuring magnitudes 5.4 and 4.8.
The Japan Meteorological Agency also raised a tsunami warning for both the Fukushima and Miyagi Prefectures, calling for an immediate evacuation of the areas. CNN affiliate NHK reported a 90-centimeter wave at Port of Soma, while a 60-centimeter wave was reported at Port of Onahama.
Fukushima was also the site of a powerful earthquake in 2011 that killed over 15,000 people and damaged the nuclear reactors of the Fukushima Daiichi power plant.
Meanwhile, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (PHIVOLCS) said in an advisory shortly after the earthquake that there is no tsunami threat raised for the Philippines.
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