

当地时间16日23时36分,日本福岛县附近海域发生强烈地震。今天(17日)凌晨,日本气象厅将震级从一开始的7.3级修正为7.4级。地震发生时日本多地震感明显。
受地震影响,东北新干线“山彦223号”列车16节车厢在福岛站至白石藏王站区间脱轨,所幸无人员受伤。日本铁路东日本公司宣布,受脱轨事故影响,东北新干线那须盐原站至盛冈站区间17日停运。
A Tohoku Shinkansen bullet train derailed in Shiroishi in Miyagi Prefecture, northeastern Japan, after the earthquake. Passengers were later escorted by staff to evacuate from the train cabins.
JR东日本确认了东北新干线受损情况: