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Massive 7.5-magnitude earthquake hits off Japanese coast, tsunami alert issued
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A strong earthquake took place off the northern coast of Japan Monday afternoon, prompting the Japan Meteorological Agency to put out a tsunami alert in the area.
The quake, registering a preliminary magnitude of 7.5, occurred off the coast of Sanriku in northern Japan at around 4:53 p.m. local time, at a depth of about 10 miles below the sea surface, the agency said.
NHK public television indicated that a tsunami of as high as 10 feet could impact the region soon.
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