On Tuesday November 22, 2016, Japan’s Honshu island was struck with a 6.9 magnitude earthquake. The earthquake caused the government to announce tsunami warnings in the Fukushima and Miyagi area because the waves were expected to be up to 3 metres (10 feet) high. Thousands of residents were urged to evacuate to higher ground.
 
Japan’s recent earthquake was located close to the epicenter of the 2011 9.0 magnitude earthquake, which brought fear to the residents that were affected by the 2011 tsunami and Fukushima nuclear plant meltdown. To this day the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant has an exclusion zone where the radiation levels are highly toxic to humans. Tens of thousands of residents are still unable to return home because of the damage caused by the 2011 earthquake.
 
This video filmed during the earthquake shows the strength of the 6.9 magnitude event. Because of the traumatizing 2011 earthquake, any high magnitude quake is bound to bring fear to residents of Fukushima and the surrounding area. Thankfully, the tsunami warning lasted only a few hours. According to CNN, three people were injured and over 1900 briefly lost power because of Tuesday’s earthquake.