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North Japan earthquake spares energy facilities

  • Märkte: Electricity, Metals
  • 27.04.26

Domestic energy-related facilities did not take any damage after a magnitude 6.2 earthquake struck southern Tokachi in Hokkaido, Japan, at around 05:23 local time (20:23 GMT) on 27 April, industry sources told Argus.

There is no risk of a tsunami, the Japan Meteorological Agency said.

Japanese prime Minister Sanae Takaichi said at a House of Councillors budget committee meeting on the morning of 27 April that she did not receive any reports of casualties or damage so far following the earthquake.

The earthquake did not affect power generation facilities, including the Tomari nuclear power plant, a representative of Hokkaido Electric Power Network, the regional power grid operator, told Argus, adding thatthere were no power outages.

Japanese refiner Idemitsu Kosan operates a 140,000 b/d refinery on the southern coast of Hokkaido. But the refinery was not affected by the earthquake and remains operational, Idemitsu said.

There has not been any damage at Nippoon Steel's Muroran steelworks in Muroran, Hokkaido, a representative of the company said.

A magnitude 7.7 earthquake also struck northeastern Japan on 20 April, but the Japan Meteorological Agency said there is no direct link between that quake and the latest one.


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