TOKYO, Dec 8 (Bernama-Xinhua) -- An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 7.6 struck northeastern Japan late Monday night, triggering a tsunami warning for wide areas along the Pacific coast, the country's weather agency said, reported Xinhua.
The temblor occurred at 11.15 pm local time at a depth of 50 kilometres, measuring upper 6 on Japan's seismic scale of 7 in the hardest-hit areas, said the Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA).
The agency has issued a tsunami warning for the coastal areas of Hokkaido, Aomori, and Iwate prefectures, with waves up to 3 metres expected.
The epicentre was located off Aomori Prefecture's eastern coast at a latitude of 41.0 degrees north and a longitude of 142.3 degrees east, according to the JMA.
A tsunami advisory has also been issued for Miyagi and Fukushima prefectures following the powerful quake.
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