Earthquake of magnitude 7 north-east of Tokyo: there is the tsunami warning

TOKYO. Strong magnitude 7 earthquake and tsunami warning in Japan. The quake was recorded in the Tohoku region, northeast of Tokyo, at 18.09 local time (10.09 in Italy). The quake had its epicenter in the sea off the Miyagi prefecture and its hypocenter at a depth of 54 kilometers, according to the Japan meteorological agency (JMA), which launched a tsunami warning and classified the intensity of the quake in 5 on the Japanese scale of maximum measurement of 7 levels.

The coast of Miyagi prefecture was badly damaged during the huge 2011 tsunami earthquake, which devastated Fukushima and also created the nuclear disaster. A month ago the same area was hit by another strong earthquake that had caused dozens of injuries.