Powerful 7.5 magnitude earthquake strikes Japan sparking tsunami warnings

• A powerful 7.5-magnitude earthquake struck off Japan's northeastern coast, prompting tsunami warnings.
• Warnings have been issued for the Japanese coastline, with potential tsunami waves as high as 3m.
• The earthquake occurred off the Sanriku coast at 4:53 pm local time, with its epicentre at a depth of approximately 10km.
• The earthquake initially measured at 7.4 magnitude before later being upgraded to 7.5.
• On Japan's ‌own seismic intensity scale it measured an “upper – strong ​enough to make ‌it ⁠difficult for people ⁠to move around. In many ‌cases, ​unreinforced concrete-block ‌walls collapse.

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Tsunami warning issued after powerful 7.4-magnitude earthquake strikes off Japan