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Powerful quake rattles Japan

AFP | Tokyo

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A major earth quake rocked Japan’s northern coast yesterday, with the country’s meteorological agency recording several tsunami waves and local media reporting injuries.

The magnitude 7.6 quake - which struck off Misawa on Japan’s Pacific coast - reportedly forced residents to flee their homes and left thousands of people without power.

The Japan Meteorological Agency issued a tsunami warning, with one wave hitting a port in the northern region of Aomori, where Misawa is located.