A 7.3 magnitude earthquake shook northern Japan at 5:59 am on 22nd of November, 2016, triggering a small tsunami.
Japan Meteorological Agency said that the epicentre of the earthquake, which was felt in Tokyo, was off the coast of Fukushima prefecture at a depth of about 10 km (6 miles).
The quake however did not kill or injure anyone, nor did it damage the Onagawa Nuclear Plant, though Tokyo Electric Power Co was still checking if the other nuclear plants in Fukushima are damaged.
The biggest quake recorded to hit Japan was a 9 magnitude quake, causing a large tsunami which led to the world’s worst nuclear crisis since Chernobyl, a quarter of a century earlier.
An overturned sightseeing boat is stuck by a bridge after the Katsura River was overflooded by torrential rains caused by a powerful typhoon in Kyoto, western Japan, Monday, Sept. 16, 2013. Typhoon Man-yi, one of the most powerful storms to lash Japan this season, was bearing down on Japan and went past Tokyo on Monday, leaving one dead and dumping torrential rains, damaging homes and flooding parts of the country’s popular tourist destination of Kyoto, where hundreds of thousands of people were ordered to evacuate to shelters. (AP Photo/Kyodo News)
Typhoon Man-yi made a landfall at Toyohashi in Aichi prefecture, Japan just before eight o’clock on Monday morning or 2300 GMT Sunday.
The typhoon brought strong winds, high waves and heavy rains, damaging houses and flooding parts of Kyoto.
Yura River and Katsura River in Kyoto were overflowed and the Togetsu Bridge was partially-submerged.
Two people were killed by the disaster.
The typhoon forced the operator of the crippled Fukushima nuclear plant to release rainwater with low levels of radiation into the ocean.
According to the Japan Meteorological Agency, the typhoon has a sustained winds of up to 162 kilometres (100 miles) per hour.
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Cars are submerged in water as the area is flooded by torrential rains caused by a powerful typhoon in Obama, Fukui Prefecture, western Japan, Monday, Sept. 16, 2013. Typhoon Man-yi, one of the most powerful storms to lash Japan this season, was bearing down on Japan and went past Tokyo on Monday, leaving one dead and dumping torrential rains, damaging homes and flooding parts of the country’s popular tourist destination of Kyoto, where hundreds of thousands of people were ordered to evacuate to shelters. (AP Photo/Kyodo News)
A man walks back from Enoshima beach as a typhoon approaches nearby in Fujisawa, near Tokyo, Monday, Sept. 16, 2013. Powerful typhoon Man-yi was bearing down on Japan and went past Tokyo on Monday, leaving one dead and dumping torrential rains, damaging homes and flooding parts of the country’s popular tourist destination of Kyoto, where hundreds of thousands of people were ordered to evacuate to shelters. (AP Photo/Shizuo Kambayashi)
City officials look on a house destroyed by a strong wind caused by an approaching typhoon in Kumagaya, Saitama Prefecture, north of Tokyo, Monday, Sept. 16, 2013. Typhoon Man-yi, one of the most powerful storms to lash Japan this season, was bearing down on Japan and went past Tokyo on Monday, leaving one dead and dumping torrential rains, damaging homes and flooding parts of the country’s popular tourist destination of Kyoto, where hundreds of thousands of people were ordered to evacuate to shelters. (AP Photo/Kyodo News)
People walk in a strong wind as a typhoon approaches in Fujisawa, near Tokyo, Monday, Sept. 16, 2013. Powerful typhoon Man-yi was bearing down on Japan and went past Tokyo on Monday, leaving one dead and dumping torrential rains, damaging homes and flooding parts of the country’s popular tourist destination of Kyoto, where hundreds of thousands of people were ordered to evacuate to shelters. (AP Photo/Shizuo Kambayashi)
Cars run through ocean waves as a typhoon approaches in Fujisawa, near Tokyo, Monday, Sept. 16, 2013. Powerful typhoon Man-yi was bearing down on Japan and went past Tokyo on Monday, leaving one dead and dumping torrential rains, damaging homes and flooding parts of the country’s popular tourist destination of Kyoto, where hundreds of thousands of people were ordered to evacuate to shelters. (AP Photo/Shizuo Kambayashi)
Guests at a Japanese inn are rescued by boat along a flooded road after tropical storm Man-yi, locally named Typhoon No.18, made landfall in Kyoto, western Japan, in this photo taken by Kyodo September 16, 2013. Torrential rain hit western Japan on Monday morning as Man-yi made landfall in the country’s central region, prompting the weather agency to warn of “unprecedented heavy rain” and urge people to take safety precautions. In Kyoto Prefecture, some 260,000 residents were ordered to evacuate, including about 81,000 in Fukuchiyama, Kyodo news reported. Mandatory Credit. REUTERS/Kyodo
An aerial view shows the flooded Katsura river and the partially-submerged Togetsu bridge as tropical storm Man-yi, locally named Typhoon No.18, makes landfall in Kyoto, western Japan, in this photo taken by Kyodo September 16, 2013. Torrential rain hit western Japan on Monday morning as Man-yi made landfall in the country’s central region, prompting the weather agency to warn of “unprecedented heavy rain” and urge people to take safety precautions. In Kyoto Prefecture, some 260,000 residents were ordered to evacuate, including about 81,000 in Fukuchiyama, Kyodo news reported. Mandatory Credit. REUTERS/Kyodo
An aerial view shows residential areas flooded by the Katsura river after tropical storm Man-yi, also known locally as Typhoon No.18, hit Kyoto, western Japan, in this photo taken by Kyodo September 16, 2013. Torrential rain hit western Japan on Monday morning as the Man-yi made landfall in the country’s central region, prompting the weather agency to warn of “unprecedented heavy rain” and urge people to take safety precautions. In Kyoto Prefecture, some 260,000 residents were ordered to evacuate, including about 81,000 in Fukuchiyama, Kyodo news reported. Mandatory Credit. REUTERS/Kyodo
An aerial view shows residential areas flooded by the Yura river after tropical storm Man-yi, also known locally as Typhoon No.18, hit in Fukuchiyama, Kyoto prefecture, in this photo taken by Kyodo September 16, 2013. Torrential rain hit western Japan on Monday morning as the Man-yi made landfall in the country’s central region, prompting the weather agency to warn of “unprecedented heavy rain” and urge people to take safety precautions. In Kyoto Prefecture, some 260,000 residents were ordered to evacuate, including about 81,000 in Fukuchiyama, Kyodo news reported. Mandatory Credit. REUTERS/Kyodo
A man watches waves break into anti-tsunami barriers after a storm in Iwaki, Fukushima Prefecture September 16, 2013. Tokyo Electric Power Co (TEPCO), operator of the tsunami-crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant, said on Monday it released what was believed to be untainted rainwater around the storage tank areas into the ocean in order to avoid flooding near the tanks due to heavy rains by Typhoon Man-yi, local media reported. REUTERS/Stringer
Big waves go over breakwater near anchored fishing boats in Fujisawa, near Tokyo, Monday, Sept. 16, 2013. Powerful typhoon Man-yi was bearing down on Japan and went past Tokyo on Monday, leaving one dead and dumping torrential rains, damaging homes and flooding parts of the country’s popular tourist destination of Kyoto, where hundreds of thousands of people were ordered to evacuate to shelters. (AP Photo/Shizuo Kambayashi)
An overturned sightseeing boat is stuck by a bridge after the Katsura River was overflooded by torrential rains caused by a powerful typhoon in Kyoto, western Japan, Monday, Sept. 16, 2013. Typhoon Man-yi, one of the most powerful storms to lash Japan this season, was bearing down on Japan and went past Tokyo on Monday, leaving one dead and dumping torrential rains, damaging homes and flooding parts of the country’s popular tourist destination of Kyoto, where hundreds of thousands of people were ordered to evacuate to shelters. (AP Photo/Kyodo News)
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