A tsunami warning was issued for northeast and northern Japan after an earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 7.4 struck at 4.53pm on Monday.
The epicentre of the quake, which had a depth of 10km (six miles), was off the Sanriku Coast, the Japan News reported. A tsunami warning was issued for Hokkaido and Iwate prefectures, with an expected height of three metres (10 feet).
Reporting by Kyodo, Reuters. Additional reporting by SCMP’s Asia desk
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