Earthquake, tsunami strike Japan's northeast
A one-meter high tsunami has come ashore in Japan's Miyagi prefecture following an earthquake of an estimated 7.3 magnitude occurred under the ocean about 150 miles off Japan's northeast coast.
The earthquake and tsunami have struck the area that was devastated in March 2011.
According to NHK World reports the powerful earthquake, which occurred at about 5:18pm local time, prompted authorities to post a tsunami warning and to advise inhabitants of Miyagi prefecture to move away from the coast and head towards higher ground, according to reports.
A one-meter high tsunami wave came ashore at Ishinomaki city in the Miyagi prefecture at about 6:00pm local time. The earthquake also shook northeastern and eastern Japan and shook buildings in Tokyo.
TAG:Earthquake tsunami Japan Miyagi
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