Japan earthquake LIVE: Sanriku rocked today by 7.4 quake as tsunami warnings issued | World | News

An earthquake with an initial magnitude of 7.3 occurred off the coast of Japan.

The earthquake, recorded as 5+ on the country’s own seismic intensity scale, is considered a strong shaking level.

The epicenter of the earthquake was located off the coast of Sanriku in eastern Japan, at a depth of approximately 10 kilometers.