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BREAKING NEWS: TSUNAMI warning issued after big earthquake

An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 7.3 hit northern Japan on Tuesday, Nov. 22, the Japan Meteorological Agency said, issuing tsunami advisories for much of the nation’s northern Pacific coast.

The epicenter of the earthquake, which was felt in Tokyo, was off the coast of Fukushima prefecture at a depth of about 6 miles, the agency said.

There were no immediate reports of damage or injury.

TSUNAMI WARNING

FUKUSHIMA PREF. TSUNAMI WARNING
PACIFIC COAST OF AOMORI PREF. TSUNAMI ADVISORY
IWATE PREF. TSUNAMI ADVISORY
MIYAGI PREF. TSUNAMI ADVISORY
IBARAKI PREF. TSUNAMI ADVISORY
KUJUKURI AND SOTOBO AREA, CHIBA PREF. TSUNAMI ADVISORY
UCHIBO AREA, CHIBA PREF. TSUNAMI ADVISORY
IZU ISLANDS TSUNAMI ADVISORY

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Earthquake Information

Occurred at 05:59 JST, 22 Nov. 2016
Region name FUKUSHIMA-KEN OKI
Latitude 37.3N
Longitude 141.6E
Depth about 10 km
Magnitude 7.3

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