Magnitude 7.4 earthquake hits off Japan; tsunami warning issued

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Breaking News Alert: Magnitude 7.4 earthquake hits off Japan; tsunami warning issued

April 7, 2011 10:57:09 AM

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Japan's northeastern coast has been rattled by a strong aftershock. Japan's meteorological agency has issued a tsunami warning for a wave of up to one meter. The warning was issued for a coastal area already ravaged by last month's tsunami.

Officials say the quake was a 7.4-magnitude and hit 25 miles under the water and off the coast of Miyagi prefecture. The quake that preceded last month's tsunami was a 9.0-magnitude.

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