7.3 Magnitude Earthquake Off Japan's Fukushima Shores Triggers Tsunami Warning, 2 Million Houses In Total Darkness

JAKARTA - An earthquake with a magnitude of 7.3 struck off the coast of Fukushima in Japan. The strength of this quake triggered a tsunami warning and left more than 2 million homes in the Tokyo area pitch black.

Reporting from abcnews.go.com, Thursday, March 17 evening, an earthquake shook off the coast of Fukushima.

The quake triggered a tsunami warning and left more than 2 million homes in the Tokyo area pitch black.

The region is part of northern Japan that was devastated by a deadly 9.0 magnitude earthquake and tsunami 11 years ago. The earthquake also triggered the destruction of nuclear plants.