A tsunami warning for waves up to three metres has been issued after a 7.3 magnitude earthquake hit northeastern Japan.
Tokyo Electric Power Co said it was checking its nuclear plants in Fukushima prefecture for any damage.
The epicentre is not far from Fukushima's Daiichi plant, which in 2011 had a nuclear meltdown following Japan's strongest-ever earthquake - a 9.0.
Monday's quake struck off the Japanese coast, 67km northeast of Iwaki city, at a depth of 10km, the US Geological Survey (USGS) said.
TV pictures showed ships moving out to sea from Fukushima harbours.
Tokyo also felt tremors from the earthquake - which struck at 6am local time (9pm GMT), according to Japan's Meteorological Agency.
There are so far no reports of damage or injuries.
Japan's Meteorological Agency put the earthquake at 7.3 magnitude, but the reading by the USGS was downgraded to 6.9.
Japan accounts for 20% of earthquakes greater than 6.0.
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