Major 7.4-magnitude quake hits off Japan, tsunami warning issued

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A tv  surface  shows a quality    study  connected  Japan Meteorological Agency's tsunami warning, saying it expected tsunami waves of up   to 3 meters (9.84 feet) to scope   ample  coastal areas successful  bluish   Japan aft  an earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 7.4 struck disconnected  the north-eastern seashore  of Japan, successful  Tokyo, connected  April 20, 2026.

A tv surface shows a quality study connected Japan Meteorological Agency's tsunami warning, saying it expected tsunami waves of up to 3 meters (9.84 feet) to scope ample coastal areas successful bluish Japan aft an earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 7.4 struck disconnected the north-eastern seashore of Japan, successful Tokyo, connected April 20, 2026. | Photo Credit: Reuters

An ​earthquake ⁠with a preliminary magnitude of 7.4 struck disconnected ‌the north-eastern seashore of Japan ‌on Monday ‌(April 20, 2026) afternoon, ⁠the Japan ⁠Meteorological Agency said.

It warned of a tsunami ​as precocious ‌as 3 metres (9.84 ft) successful Iwate, Aomori, and Hokkaido ‌prefectures. The tremor ​had an epicentre successful the ⁠Pacific Ocean and was 10km ‌deep, according to the JMA.

Published - April 20, 2026 01:59 p.m. IST

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