A 7.4-magnitude earthquake struck off the coast of Fukushima in northern Japan on Wednesday evening, leaving at least four people dead and scores injured, cutting off power for more than 2 million homes in the Tokyo area.
当地时间3月16日晚，日本福岛县附近海域发生里氏7.4级强烈地震，目前已导致至少4人死亡、多人受伤，超200万户家庭断电。
The quake prompted the Meteorological Agency to issue a 1-meter tsunami warning to the Pacific coast of Miyagi and Fukushima prefectures, but the warning was lifted Thursday morning, after only relatively small tsunami waves were observed.
地震发生后，日本气象厅向福岛县、宫城县沿海地区发出海啸警报，预计海啸高度为1米。3月17日上午，海啸警报被全部解除，解除前观测到的海啸高度相对震级来说不算高。


A bullet train with about 100 passengers on board derailed between Fukushima Station in Fukushima and Shiroishizao Station in Miyagi, but no injuries were reported.
受地震影响，日本东北新干线福岛站至白石藏王站之间有列车发生脱轨，列车上载有近100名乘客，所幸无人员受伤。