A 3-meter (9.8-foot) tsunami warning has been issued for Japan after a powerful 7.5 magnitude earthquake struck off the northeastern coast, based on the Japan Meteorological Agency.
The nationwide meteorological company issued a three-meter tsunami warning for the Iwate prefecture and components of Hokkaido and Aomori. In different areas of northeastern Japan, it issued an advisory, estimating a tsunami of as much as one meter (3.3 toes).
The US Tsunami Warning System, in the meantime, reported that the magnitude of the earthquake off the east coast of Honshu, Japan, was 7.4. The tsunami risk was issued at 8:52 UTC (4:52 a.m. ET).
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