Massive 7.5-magnitude earthquake hits off Japanese coast, tsunami alert issued

A beardown earthquake took spot disconnected the bluish seashore of Japan Monday afternoon, prompting the Japan Meteorological Agency to enactment retired a tsunami alert successful the area.

The quake, registering a preliminary magnitude of 7.5, occurred disconnected the seashore of Sanriku successful bluish Japan astatine astir 4:53 p.m. section time, astatine a extent of astir 10 miles beneath the oversea surface, the bureau said.

NHK nationalist tv indicated that a tsunami of arsenic precocious arsenic 10 feet could interaction the portion soon.

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The Associated Press contributed to this report