The latest quake off coastal Ibaraki prefecture

Authorities had issued evacuation orders in some parts of the devastated coastline after the initial report and as seawater was seen retreating off Iwate and Aomori prefectures -- a phenomenon that occurs before tsunamis. 0311GMT: Japan nuclear plant operator says 7 missing, 3 injured after a blast at the facility. 0254 GMT: An explosion at the quake-damaged number 3 reactor of the Fukushima No. 1 plant did not apparently breach the reactor, the chief government spokesman Yukio Edano says. 0240 GMT: Japan nuke plant operator TEPCO says the reactor survived explosion, reports Jiji news agency. 0229 GMT: An explosion has shaken a quake-damaged Japanese nuclear power plant and plumes of smoke are rising from the building, live television shows. Japan's nuclear safety agency says the blast, at the number 3 reactor at the Fukushima No. 1 plant, is believed to be caused by hydrogen. 0214 GMT: The water level off Japan's coast has dropped 5 metres as tsunami nears, says state broadcaster NHK. 0212 GMT: Japan's central bank announces that it will pump another 5 trillion yen ($61 billion) into the short-term money market, after earlier injecting a record 7 trillion to boost confidence . 0208 GMT: Estimated three-metre (10 foot) tsunami seen off Japan by helicopter, says Jiji news agency. 0200 GMT: As Japan struggles with a severe energy shortage, South Korea says Rosetta Stone Arabic it will redirect some of its liquefied natural gas imports to Japan to help its disaster-hit neighbour. Japanese electricity operators have predicted it will take more than a month for Tokyo to offset shortages caused by damage to its nuclear power plants. 0156 GMT: The government has advised people not to go to school or work today due to widespread power cuts and transport disruptions, including in the capital Tokyo. 0150 GMT: The rescue of three senior citizens who had been trapped in a tsunami-swept car for 20 hours has been shown on Japan's television network NHK. 0148 GMT: The latest quake off coastal Ibaraki prefecture -- one of many aftershocks since Friday's massive 8.9 quake -- had a 5.8-magnitude, said the US Geological Survey, which said the quake struck at a depth of 18 kilometres. 0113 GMT: A strong offshore earthquake has struck 150 kilometres (90 miles) northeast of Tokyo, shaking tall buildings in Japan's capital, but authorities have not issued a tsunami alert. 0054 GMT: A nuclear power plant damaged by Japan's deadly earthquake and tsunami is still in an 'alarming' state, Prime Minister Naoto Kan says according to Kyodo News. 0021 GMT: Japan's central bank has injected a record 7 trillion yen ($85.7 bln) into the short-term money market, in an attempt to build confidence after a devastating earthquake and tsunami. 0000 GMT: The yen briefly touched a four-month high against the dollar in early Asian trade on Monday with currency markets responding to Japan's devastating earthquake and tsunami.

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