Magnitude 7.2 earthquake strikes off Japan, triggers tsunami alert | Earthquakes News

Magnitude 7.2 earthquake strikes off Japan, triggers tsunami alert | Earthquakes News


BREAKING,

Japan’s Meteorological Agency says a tsunami as high as three metres (10 feet) could hit country’s northeastern coast.

A powerful earthquake has struck off Japan’s coast, triggering a tsunami alert, according to local media reports.

An initial report by Japan’s Meteorological Agency put the magnitude of the quake on Monday at 7.2.

It said the earthquake struck off the coast of Aomori and Hokkaido, adding that a tsunami as high as three metres (10 feet) could hit Japan’s northeastern coast.

More to come…


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