A earthquake with an estimated magnitude of 7.6 has hit near Japan’s northern coast, prompting a tsunami warning.
The Japan Meteorological agency said the quake’s epicentre was in the Pacific Ocean, 80 kilometres off the coast of Aomori Prefecture on Monday at 11:15pm, local time.
It struck at a depth of around 50km and prompted a warning that a tsunami of up to 3 metres in height could hit Japan’s northern coastline.
A tsunami warning is in place for:
- Central part of Pacific Coast of Hokkaido
- Pacific Coast of Aomori Prefecture
- Iwate Prefecture
A tsunami advisory is in place for:
- Eastern part of Pacific Coast of Hokkaido
- Western part of Pacific Coast of Hokkaido
- Japan Sea Coast of Aomori Prefecture
- Miyagi Prefecture
- Fukushima Prefecture
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