Communications are possible. Doesn't say if it is a cell or satellite. I doubt land lines would be functioning.
A 7.3 magnitude quake (click here) has struck off Japan's eastern coast, triggering a tsunami warning and a one-metre wave that has hit Miyagi Prefecture.
The wave hit the city of Ishinomaki, while the quake was also felt strongly in the capital, Tokyo.
The epicentre of the quake was about 245km (150 miles) south-east of Kamiashi at a depth of about 36km, the US Geological Survey said.
Miyagi was hit by a devastating earthquake and tsunami in March 2011....
