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Japan issues tsunami warning after 6.5-magnitude earthquake

Nelson Daily Staff
By Nelson Daily Staff
March 28th, 2011

Japan’s ravaged cost could be in for another hit.

A magnitude 6.5 earthquake struck northeastern Japan at 7:24 a.m. local time on Sunday, the Japan Meteorological Agency reported on its website.

The agency issued a tsunami advisory late on Sunday, saying a wave of up to one metre could reach the Pacific coast of the region.

The Pacific Tsunami Warning Center said there would be no tsunami advisories issued for the United States or the coast of B.C.

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