Quake Hits Northern Japan

Good thing there was no damage at all. It seemed like a powerful one though clocking in at 7.2 and it created:

A 12-inch tsunami wave hit the city of Ofunato, and two 4- to 8-inch waves generated by the quake struck two other towns in the area, the agency said.

That's good news for the people on Northern Japan. A 7.2 earthquake in a metropolitan area would have created havoc.