Strong quake jolts northeast Japan, tsunami warning lifted

TOKYO. March 28. KAZINFORM A strong earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 6.5 hit Miyagi Prefecture and its vicinity in northeastern Japan on Monday morning, the Japan Meteorological Agency said; Kazinform refers to China Daily.

The agency issued a tsunami alert for the Pacific coast of the prefecture following the quake, which occurred at 7:24 am, but lifted it at 9:05 am.

The quake's focus was 80 kilometers east of Oshika Peninsula in Miyagi Prefecture.

There were no immediate reports of injuries or damage from the quake.

The focus of the quake was 80 kilometers east of Oshika Peninsula in Miyagi Prefecture, the agency said; Kazinform cites China Daily.

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