IAEA Says "No Damage Reported at Sendai Nuclear Plant After Japan Earthquake"

"Power Plant Continues Normal Operations"
"No Damage or Safety Issues Reported"

On the afternoon of July 28, a magnitude 7.1 earthquake struck the area around Uki City in Kumamoto Prefecture, western Kyushu, Japan. In connection with this, the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) announced that it has been notified there was no damage to nearby nuclear power plants.

The IAEA stated on X (formerly Twitter) that "The Nuclear Regulation Authority (NRA) of Japan has informed the IAEA that there was no damage or safety issues at the Sendai nuclear power plant, located about 100 kilometers from the epicenter, due to the magnitude 7.1 earthquake, and the plant continues to operate normally."

Rafael Grossi, Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA). Reuters Yonhap News.

Rafael Grossi, Director General of the IAEA, stated that the situation will continue to be monitored.

Meanwhile, according to the Japan Meteorological Agency, a magnitude 7.1 earthquake with its epicenter in Kumamoto District, Kumamoto Prefecture, occurred around 4:27 p.m. on July 28. The depth of the epicenter was estimated at about 10 kilometers. In Uki City and Hikawa Town in Kumamoto Prefecture, the highest seismic intensity of 7 on the Japan Meteorological Agency’s scale was recorded.

This is the first time since the 2024 Noto Peninsula earthquake that a seismic intensity of 7 has been observed in Japan. In a press conference, the Japan Meteorological Agency referenced the series of seismic intensity 7 quakes that occurred during the Kumamoto Earthquake in April 2016, and urged people to remain alert for strong aftershocks, especially over the next two to three days, and during the following week in general.

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