Japan: Shaking Felt in Tokyo as Powerful 7.7 Earthquake Strikes Sanriku Coast

Shaking was felt as far as Saitama Prefecture and Tokyo as a magnitude 7.7 earthquake struck off the Sanriku Coast in the Tohoku region on Monday, April 20, with tsunami warnings issued for Hokkaido, Aomori, and Iwate.

Powerful earthquake hits northeastern Japan

Powerful earthquake hits northeastern Japan

An electronic bulletin board in Rikuzentakata, Iwate Prefecture shows on April 21, 2026, that the weather agency's "Off the Coast of Hokkaido and Sanriku Subsequent Earthquake Advisory" is in place, alerting people about the increased risk of another strong earthquake following a powerful one that hit northeastern and northern Japan the previous day.

Japan: Passenger Captures Moment Bullet Train Grinds to Halt as Powerful Earthquake Hits 2

A magnitude 7.4 earthquake struck off the Sanriku Coast in the Tohoku region Monday afternoon, April 20, triggering a tsunami warning of up to three meters for Hokkaido, Aomori, and Iwate. The footage was shot on a Shinkansen bullet train bound for Tokyo between Ichinoseki Station and Kurikoma-Kogen Station.

Japan: Magnitude 7.5 Earthquake Hits Tohoku, Tsunami Warning Issued 7

A magnitude 7.5 earthquake struck off the Sanriku Coast in the Tohoku region Monday afternoon, April 20, triggering a tsunami warning of up to three meters for Hokkaido, Aomori, and Iwate. The footage captures the moment an earthquake alert sounds, as rails hum and vibrate and overhead wires sway in the tremor in Hakodate, Hokkaido.

Japan: Passenger Captures Moment Bullet Train Grinds to Halt as Powerful Earthquake Hits

A magnitude 7.5 earthquake struck off the Sanriku Coast in the Tohoku region on Monday, April 20, with tsunami warnings of up to three meters issued for Hokkaido, Aomori, and Iwate. This video shows the moment a Shinkansen bullet train makes an emergency stop in Miyagi Prefecture as the earthquake struck.

Japan: Shoppers Evacuate to Rooftop Amid Tsunami Warnings Following Major Earthquake

A magnitude 7.5 earthquake struck off the Sanriku Coast in the Tohoku region Monday afternoon, April 20, triggering a tsunami warning of up to three meters for Hokkaido, Aomori, and Iwate. The footage captures people at a shopping mall in Hachinohe evacuating to the rooftop amid tsunami warnings.

Japan: Magnitude 7.5 Earthquake Hits Tohoku, Tsunami Warning Issued 8

A magnitude 7.4 earthquake struck off the Sanriku Coast in the Tohoku region Monday afternoon, April 20, triggering a tsunami warning of up to three meters for Hokkaido, Aomori, and Iwate. The footage was shot in the food court of the CiiNA CiiNA Aomori shopping center in Aomori City.

Japan: Sirens Blare as Tsunami Warning Issued After Powerful Earthquake 2

A magnitude 7.4 earthquake struck off the Sanriku Coast in the Tohoku region Monday afternoon, April 20, triggering a tsunami warning of up to three meters for Hokkaido, Aomori, and Iwate.

Japan: Magnitude 7.4 Earthquake Hits Tohoku, Tsunami Warning Issued 2

A magnitude 7.4 earthquake struck off the Sanriku Coast in the Tohoku region Monday afternoon, April 20, triggering a tsunami warning of up to three meters for Hokkaido, Aomori, and Iwate.

Japan: Magnitude 7.4 Earthquake Hits Tohoku, Tsunami Warning Issued 4

A magnitude 7.4 earthquake struck off the Sanriku Coast in the Tohoku region Monday afternoon, April 20, triggering a tsunami warning of up to three meters for Hokkaido, Aomori, and Iwate.

Japan: Magnitude 7.4 Earthquake Hits Tohoku, Tsunami Warning Issued 3

A magnitude 7.4 earthquake struck off the Sanriku Coast in the Tohoku region Monday afternoon, April 20, triggering a tsunami warning of up to three meters for Hokkaido, Aomori, and Iwate.

Japan: Magnitude 7.4 Earthquake Hits Tohoku, Tsunami Warning Issued 6

A magnitude 7.4 earthquake struck off the Sanriku Coast in the Tohoku region Monday afternoon, April 20, triggering a tsunami warning of up to three meters for Hokkaido, Aomori, and Iwate.

Japan: Magnitude 7.4 Earthquake Hits Tohoku, Tsunami Warning Issued 5

A magnitude 7.4 earthquake struck off the Sanriku Coast in the Tohoku region Monday afternoon, April 20, triggering a tsunami warning of up to three meters for Hokkaido, Aomori, and Iwate.

Japan: Sirens Blare as Tsunami Warning Issued After Powerful Earthquake

A magnitude 7.4 earthquake struck off the Sanriku Coast in the Tohoku region Monday afternoon, April 20, triggering a tsunami warning of up to three meters for Hokkaido, Aomori, and Iwate.

Japan: Magnitude 7.4 Earthquake Hits Tohoku, Tsunami Warning Issued

A magnitude 7.4 earthquake struck off the Sanriku Coast in the Tohoku region Monday afternoon, April 20, triggering a tsunami warning of up to three meters for Hokkaido, Aomori, and Iwate.

Tsunami warning issued in Japan

Tsunami warning issued in Japan

Passengers stand in front of Sanriku Railway's Miyako Station in Miyako in Iwate Prefecture, northeastern Japan, on July 30, 2025, after railway services were suspended following a tsunami warning. The Japan Meteorological Agency issued the warning for the country's Pacific coast in the wake of a powerful earthquake off Russia's Kamchatka Peninsula.

Emperor, empress visit Cape Iwaisaki

Emperor, empress visit Cape Iwaisaki

KESENNUMA, Japan - Japanese Emperor Akihito (C) and Empress Michiko (R) visit Cape Iwaisaki in the city of Kesennuma, Miyagi Prefecture, on July 23, 2014. The cape is located in Sanriku Fukko (Reconstruction) National Park, which the government created in 2013 by expanding the Rikuchu Kaigan National Park along the Sanriku Coast following the devastating March 2011 earthquake and tsunami. (Pool photo by Jiji Press)

Glass-plate negatives recording 1896 Sanriku quake

Glass-plate negatives recording 1896 Sanriku quake

TOKYO, Japan - Shozo Fujiwara, an official of the Morioka Local Meteorological Observatory, holds some of the glass-plate negatives recording damage inflicted by the 1896 earthquake and tsunami that hit the Sanriku region on the Pacific coast in northeastern Japan, at the observatory in Morioka, Iwate Prefecture, on July 1, 2013.

U.S. support for quake-hit Japan

U.S. support for quake-hit Japan

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken on March 28, 2011, shows the U.S. amphibious assault ship the Essex in the Pacific off the disaster-hit Sanriku coast, northeastern Japan. The ship is engaged in carrying relief goods to areas devastated by the March 11 quake and tsunami, in a post-disaster operation called ''Tomodachi'' (friends), in which more than 18,000 U.S. military personnel are taking part.

U.S. support for quake-hit Japan

U.S. support for quake-hit Japan

TOKYO, Japan - U.S. military personnel transport relief goods to a helicopter from a U.S. naval vessel on March 29, 2011, in the Pacific off the Sanriku coast, northeastern Japan. More than 18,000 U.S. military personnel have been taking part in a post-disaster operation called ''Tomodachi'' (friends) to deliver relief items to disaster-hit areas.

U.S. support for quake-hit Japan

U.S. support for quake-hit Japan

OFF SANRIKU COAST, Japan - Photo taken on March 28, 2011, shows inside the U.S. amphibious assault ship the Essex in the Pacific off the disaster-hit Sanriku coast, northeastern Japan. The ship was used to restore electricity on Oshima Island, Miyagi Prefecture, which was hit by the March 11 catastrophic earthquake and tsunami, while also providing relief supplies to disaster stricken areas.

U.S. support for quake-hit Japan

U.S. support for quake-hit Japan

OFF SANRIKU COAST, Japan - U.S. Navy sailors wearing rubber gloves and rubber shoe covers for protection against radiation work aboard the U.S. amphibious assault ship the Essex in the Pacific off the disaster-hit Sanriku coast, northeastern Japan, on March 29, 2011. The ship was used to restore electricity on Oshima Island in Miyagi Prefecture which was hit by the March 11 earthquake and tsunami, while also providing relief supplies to disaster stricken areas.

U.S. support for quake-hit Japan

U.S. support for quake-hit Japan

OFF SANRIKU COAST, Japan - A U.S. military member (R) receives radiation screened on the U.S. amphibious assault ship the Essex in the Pacific off the disaster-hit Sanriku coast, northeastern Japan, upon arrival on March 28, 2011. The ship has been engaged in Operation Tomodachi, providing relief after the March 11 earthquake and tsunami.

U.S. support for quake-hit Japan

U.S. support for quake-hit Japan

OFF SANRIKU COAST, Japan - U.S. Navy sailors pack aid supplies in cardboard boxes aboard the amphibious assault ship the Essex in the Pacific off the disaster-hit Sanriku coast, northeastern Japan, on March 28, 2011. The ship has been engaged in Operation Tomodachi, providing relief after the March 11 earthquake and tsunami.

U.S. support over Japan disaster

U.S. support over Japan disaster

ABOARD THE ESSEX, Japan - Capt. David Fluker, captain of the U.S. amphibious assault ship Essex, speaks during an interview at the bridge of the vessel in the Pacific off the Sanriku coast in northeastern Japan on March 28, 2011. Fluker vowed to continue relief efforts in response to the March 11 quake and tsunami.

Expressway in Japan's disaster recovery project

Expressway in Japan's disaster recovery project

Photo taken Dec. 18, 2021, from a drone shows a part of the Sanriku Coast Expressway in the Iwate Prefecture village of Noda, northeastern Japan. All parts of the 359-kilometer expressway between Sendai, Miyagi Prefecture, and Hachinohe, Aomori Prefecture, have opened in a state-run recovery project from the 2011 earthquake-tsunami disaster.

Expressway in Japan's disaster recovery project

Expressway in Japan's disaster recovery project

Photo taken Dec. 18, 2021, from a drone shows a part of the Sanriku Coast Expressway in the Iwate Prefecture village of Noda, northeastern Japan. All parts of the 359-kilometer expressway between Sendai, Miyagi Prefecture, and Hachinohe, Aomori Prefecture, have opened in a state-run recovery project from the 2011 earthquake-tsunami disaster.

Expressway in Japan's disaster recovery project

Expressway in Japan's disaster recovery project

Photo taken Dec. 18, 2021, from a drone shows a part of the Sanriku Coast Expressway in the Iwate Prefecture village of Noda, northeastern Japan. All parts of the 359-kilometer expressway between Sendai, Miyagi Prefecture, and Hachinohe, Aomori Prefecture, have opened in a state-run recovery project from the 2011 earthquake-tsunami disaster.

Huge water tank at aquarium replicates ocean off northeastern Japan

Huge water tank at aquarium replicates ocean off northeastern Japan

A huge water tank at the Sendai Umino-Mori Aquarium replicating the sea off the Sanriku coast of northeastern Japan is shown to the press on June 23, 2015, ahead of its official opening on July 1. A total of 25,000 fish swim in the tank. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Giant water tank at aquarium replicates ocean off northeastern Japan

Giant water tank at aquarium replicates ocean off northeastern Japan

A giant water tank at the Sendai Umino-Mori Aquarium designed to replicate the sea off the Sanriku coast in northeastern Japan is shown to the press on June 23, 2015, ahead of its official opening on July 1. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Pilgrimage route developed in 2011 disaster-hit Sanriku area

Pilgrimage route developed in 2011 disaster-hit Sanriku area

Yukio Koma, a "shamisen" Japanese three-string musical instrument player, poses for a photo in March 2015. Koma, hailing from Iwate Prefecture, came up with the idea of creating a pilgrimage road along the 2011 disaster-hit Sanriku coast area, northeastern Japan, covering dozens of temples on a route of about 330 kilometers. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

U.S. support for quake-hit Japan

U.S. support for quake-hit Japan

TOKYO, Japan - U.S. military personnel transport relief goods to a helicopter from a U.S. naval vessel on March 29, 2011, in the Pacific off the Sanriku coast, northeastern Japan. More than 18,000 U.S. military personnel have been taking part in a post-disaster operation called ''Tomodachi'' (friends) to deliver relief items to disaster-hit areas. (Kyodo)

U.S. support for quake-hit Japan

U.S. support for quake-hit Japan

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken on March 28, 2011, shows the U.S. amphibious assault ship the Essex in the Pacific off the disaster-hit Sanriku coast, northeastern Japan. The ship is engaged in carrying relief goods to areas devastated by the March 11 quake and tsunami, in a post-disaster operation called ''Tomodachi'' (friends), in which more than 18,000 U.S. military personnel are taking part. (Kyodo)

U.S. support for quake-hit Japan

U.S. support for quake-hit Japan

OFF SANRIKU COAST, Japan - U.S. Navy sailors pack aid supplies in cardboard boxes aboard the amphibious assault ship the Essex in the Pacific off the disaster-hit Sanriku coast, northeastern Japan, on March 28, 2011. The ship has been engaged in Operation Tomodachi, providing relief after the March 11 earthquake and tsunami. (Kyodo)

CORRECTED U.S. support for quake-hit Japan

CORRECTED U.S. support for quake-hit Japan

OFF SANRIKU COAST, Japan - CORRECTED WORDS A U.S. military member (R) receives radiation screened on the U.S. amphibious assault ship the Essex in the Pacific off the disaster-hit Sanriku coast, northeastern Japan, upon arrival on March 28, 2011. The ship has been engaged in Operation Tomodachi, providing relief after the March 11 earthquake and tsunami. (Kyodo)

U.S. support for quake-hit Japan

U.S. support for quake-hit Japan

OFF SANRIKU COAST, Japan - U.S. Navy sailors wearing rubber gloves and rubber shoe covers for protection against radiation work aboard the U.S. amphibious assault ship the Essex in the Pacific off the disaster-hit Sanriku coast, northeastern Japan, on March 29, 2011. The ship was used to restore electricity on Oshima Island in Miyagi Prefecture which was hit by the March 11 earthquake and tsunami, while also providing relief supplies to disaster stricken areas. (Kyodo)

U.S. support for quake-hit Japan

U.S. support for quake-hit Japan

OFF SANRIKU COAST, Japan - Photo taken on March 28, 2011, shows inside the U.S. amphibious assault ship the Essex in the Pacific off the disaster-hit Sanriku coast, northeastern Japan. The ship was used to restore electricity on Oshima Island, Miyagi Prefecture, which was hit by the March 11 catastrophic earthquake and tsunami, while also providing relief supplies to disaster stricken areas. (Kyodo)

U.S. support over Japan disaster

U.S. support over Japan disaster

ABOARD THE ESSEX, Japan - Capt. David Fluker, captain of the U.S. amphibious assault ship Essex, speaks during an interview at the bridge of the vessel in the Pacific off the Sanriku coast in northeastern Japan on March 28, 2011. Fluker vowed to continue relief efforts in response to the March 11 quake and tsunami. (Kyodo)

Swiss ends bicycle trip along northeastern Japan coast

Swiss ends bicycle trip along northeastern Japan coast

TOKYO, Japan - Thomas Koehler, head of a Swiss travel agency, poses with his bicycle against the backdrop of Tsuruga Castle in Aizuwakamatsu, Fukushima Prefecture, on Nov. 22, 2014, the day after the end of his 12-day bicycle trip from Hachinohe in Aomori Prefecture to the castle along the Sanriku Coast, northeastern Japan, to promote the beauty of the region. (Kyodo)

New Year at disaster sites

New Year at disaster sites

Passengers enjoy the view of the year's first sunrise aboard Sanriku Railway Co.'s specially operated train on Jan. 1, 2018. The train ran along the coast of Iwate Prefecture, an area hit hardest by the March 2011 earthquake and tsunami. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo