Northern Japan hit by 6.5 magnitude quake, no reported damage
TOKYO (Reuters) – A magnitude 6.5 earthquake jolted northern Japan on Monday, prompting officials to issue a tsunami warning that was later lifted.
There were no reports of damage. Japanese broadcasterNHK said a 50-cm tsunami wave had been expected to reach the shores of Miyagi prefecture, hit hard by the March 11 earthquake and tsunami.
(Reporting by Kazunori Takada; Editing by Joseph Radford)
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