A powerful 7.6-magnitude earthquake has struck northeastern Japan, prompting a tsunami warning and orders for about 90,000 residents to evacuate. #earthquake #tsunami #japan #ringoffire #quake | 7NEWS Australia

TSUNAMI WARNING FOR JAPAN: A magnitude 7.2 earthquake has hit near Japan's northern coast, prompting a tsunami warning. The Japan Meteorological Agency said the quake hit off the coast of Aomori Prefecture on Monday night, local time. A tsunami warning is in place for Aomori, Hokkaido and Iwate prefectures. #tsunami #japan #warning #earthquake | Newsfirst.lk English

A magnitude 7.6 quake hit Japan's northern coast on Monday (Dec 8), triggering a tsunami warning for Hokkaido, Aomori and Iwate prefectures. The quake struck off Misawa on Japan's Pacific coast at a depth of 53km, the United States Geological Survey said. The Japan Meteorological Agency issued a tsunami warning, with the first wave hitting a port in the northern region of Aomori, where Misawa is located, at 11.43pm. At 11.50pm, another wave reached Urakawa town in the Hokkaido region, the agency