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BREAKING! 7.3 Earthquake Hits Japan! Tsunami Warning Issued!


7.3 quake hits northeast Japan, tsunami warning issued

Published: 9:54PM Friday December 07, 2012 Source: Reuters Email this article Print this article Text size + - 7.3 quake hits northeast Japan, tsunami warning issued (Source: Photo.com) File image of the Japanese flag. - Source: Photo.com

A strong earthquake centred off the coast of northeastern Japan has shaken buildings as far as Tokyo, public broadcaster NHK says.

The quake led to a tsunami warning for coastal areas of the northeast.

The BBC has reported there have been no reports of casualties or significant damage.

The earthquake had a preliminary magnitude of 7.3, the US Geological Survey said. That was revised from an earlier estimate of 7.4.

A warning for a one-metre tsunami was issued for the coast of Miyagi Prefecture in northeastern Japan, which was hit by a devastating earthquake and tsunami on March 11, 2011.

That quake triggered fuel-rod meltdowns at the Fukushima nuclear plant, causing radiation leakage, contamination of food and water and mass evacuations in the world's worst nuclear crisis since Chernobyl in 1986.

The government declared in December that the disaster was under control, but much of the area is still free of popul.