An earthquake hit Japan, raising concerns about the nuclear power plant near Fukushima that was damaged in the March 2011 quake.

Almost 9,000 people had been ordered to evacuate across Japans northern prefectures, while 370,000 were advised to seek refuge.

Typhoon Lionrock is projected to make landfall in Japan Tuesday and is likely to strike the northern Tohoku region, the area devastated by the March 2011 earthquake and tsunami