FOG BLOG WORLD NEWS LOG: 7.3 EARTHQUAKE HITS FUKUSHIMA AREA OF JAPAN AGAIN:

7.3-magnitude earthquake hits off the coast of Fukushima, triggers tsunami advisory...The quake was reported near Namie, Japan. Police said there were no reports of injuries or damage from the initial quake. Two aftershocks left seven people injured..........A massive 7.3-magnitude earthquake struck off the coast of Fukushima, triggering blackouts and a one-meter-high tsunami advisory in the region 11 years after it was devastated by a deadly quake.

The earthquake near Namie, Japan, was reported just before 11 a.m. ET on Wednesday, which is around midnight Thursday there. The Japan Meteorological Agency said the quake struck about 36 miles below the sea.......A tsunami advisory was issued but the Pacific Tsunami Warning Center later said there was no longer a threat. The Japan Meteorological Agency, however, kept a low-risk advisory in place.

Namie is a small town in the Fukushima prefecture. Police said there were no reports of injuries or damage from the initial quake, according to local news station NHK Fukushima..........Two aftershocks in Japan left seven people injured including six from falling objects, the station reported. An 80-year-old man was hospitalized after he tripped and sprained his leg.

Around two million homes across nine prefectures, including Tokyo, are experiencing blackouts, TEPCO Power Grid reported.

The Meteorological Agency advised residents to stay away from the coast and to watch out for possible landslides.