{"id":321690,"date":"2026-04-20T14:27:47","date_gmt":"2026-04-20T08:57:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ebiztoday.news\/?p=321690"},"modified":"2026-04-20T14:27:47","modified_gmt":"2026-04-20T08:57:47","slug":"powerful-earthquake-rocks-tokyo-sparking-fears-of-10ft-tsunami-news-world","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ebiztoday.news\/index.php\/2026\/04\/20\/powerful-earthquake-rocks-tokyo-sparking-fears-of-10ft-tsunami-news-world\/","title":{"rendered":"Powerful earthquake rocks Tokyo sparking fears of 10ft tsunami | News World"},"content":{"rendered":"

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A 7.4-magnitude earthquake has struck off the coast of Japan, sparking warnings of tsunami waves as high as 3 metres.<\/p>\n

The strong quake erupted off the northeastern coast of Japan on Monday afternoon local time, the\u00a0Japan\u00a0\u200cMeteorological Agency said.<\/p>\n

Officials are warning of tsunami waves as tall as 3 metres could hit the Iwate prefecture and parts of Hokkaido.<\/p>\n

The\u00a0NERV Disaster Prevention app\u00a0warned locals that the tsunami has already been observed 60km off the coast, adding \u2018immediate evacuation is essential\u2019.<\/p>\n

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The tsunami warning was issued after a quake struck off the coast of Iwate Prefecture (Picture: jma.go.jp)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The earthquake was so strong people in Tokyo reported the capital \u2018shook quite a bit\u2019.<\/p>\n

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The \u200ctremor had an epicentre within the \u2060Pacific Ocean and was 10 km deep, based on the JMA.<\/p>\n

Earthquakes with a magnitude between 7.0 and seven.9 are considered major and will cause serious damage, based on Michigan Tech university.<\/p>\n

Tokyo-Aomori bullet train halted its operations after the earthquake, which measured an\u2019upper 5\u2032 on\u00a0Japan\u2019s \u200cseismic intensity scale.<\/p>\n

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