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Tsunami alert issued after 7.2 magnitude earthquake strikes off coast of Japan

A powerful earthquake off the northern Japanese coast has triggered a tsunami warning, Japan’s Meteorological Agency said.

The agency said the magnitude 7.2 quake struck off the coast of Aomori and Hokkaido.

It issued an alert in the region for a tsunami of up to 3 metres (up to 10 feet).

This is a developing story; more to follow.

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