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(Photo : Photo by Toshiharu Kato/Japanese Red Cross/IFRC via Getty Images) OTSUCHI, JAPAN - MARCH 14: In this handout images provided by the International Federation of Red Cross Japan, A general view is seen of what is left of the city after a tsunami wiped away the gas station which caused a fire and burnt down the whole town, after an 9.0 magnitude strong earthquake struck on March 11, off the coast of north-eastern Japan, March 14, 2011 in Otsuchi, Japan. The quake struck offshore at 2:46pm local time, triggering a tsunami wave of up to 10 metres which engulfed large parts of north-eastern Japan. On Tuesday there was a third explosion from the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant causing fears for the radiation levels being emitted from the plant. Japan have implemented a no fly zone for 30km round the reactors in order to stop any further spread of radiation.

Social Media users are sending their support to Japan, which was recently hit by a traumatizing earthquake that caused tsunami warnings.

This earthquake brings back the horrors that that same area in Japan suffered five years, CNET reported. Twitter users are sending warning to alert people in that area of the possible aftermath that could happen if the earthquake continues.

The earthquake was recorded at a 7.3 magnitude at the coastal region of Japan. That same area was hit by a magnitude 9.1 earthquake in 2011. That disaster brought in a tsunami and lead to disasters in the region's nuclear power plant. That unfortunate event claimed almost 16,000 lives.

The quake last Tuesday brought fear for about 90 minutes since it was near the nuclear reactors that were devastated in 2011, The New York Times reported. One of the reactors had its cooling system shut down for safety purposes. It was back online later on without incident.

One of the local public media NHK quickly warned residents of Fukushima to stay away from the coastal area as possible, reminding them of what happened during the Great East Japan earthquake. True enough, an hour and a half later, a 55-inch tsunami wave hit the port of Sendai, which is located at the Miyagi Prefecture.

Before that, there was a 23-inch tsunami wave that hit the coast of Onahama located at the Fukushima Prefecture. That tsunami wave reached a height of three feet at the Fukushima nuclear plant. There were some minor injuries that were reported, however no deaths were recorded.

The tsunami warnings were lifted early afternoon that day. After that people were allowed to go back to their homes.

The Tokyo Electric Company said that a cooling system in its reactor at Fukushima Daini stopped. That plant is close to the Daiichi plant, which was ruined during the 2011 tsunami devastation. However, they said their reactor had enough water to maintain the temperature of its 2,544 spent fuel rod. Fortunately, 90 minutes after, the utility resumed operations.

Though Fukushima Daini reactors were shut down after the 2011 tsunami incident due to safety reasons, it still stores uranium fuel, which needs cooling.