Japan earthquake LIVE: Tsunami alert issued after huge 7.6 quake hits | World | News

A massive 7.2 magnitude earthquake has struck off the northern coast of Japan, prompting an emergency tsunami alert. The earthquake occurred on December 8 at 19:45:09 local time. According to the Japan Meteorological Agency, a tsunami with a maximum height of three meters is likely to occur.

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