Powerful earthquake strikes Japan's northeast region

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Japanese authorities lifted tsunami warnings on Tuesday (Dec 9) hours after a powerful 7.5-magnitude earthquake shook northeastern regions, injuring at least 30 people and forcing about 90,000 residents to evacuate their homes.  Read more at https://tinyurl.com/3dp6uykf   WATCH MORE: https://thestartv.com/c/news SUBSCRIBE: https://cutt.ly/TheStar LIKE: https://fb.com/TheStarOnline

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00:00A strong magnitude 7.5 earthquake struck off the northeastern coast of Japan's Aomori Prefecture late Monday,

00:13triggering tsunami warnings and evacuation orders across several coastal prefectures.

00:19The quake happened at 11.15 p.m. with the Japan Meteorological Agency initially warning that waves up to 3 meters could reach the shoreline.

00:35Alerts were issued for Hokkaido, Aomori and Iwate, where sea waves of between 20 centimeters and 70 centimeters were recorded at multiple ports.

00:46This is a high area of 0.5 meters, 0.4 meters.

00:52Iwate県の久慈港で0.5 meters,北海道の浦川で0.4 meters,

00:58Aomori県の宇都小川原港で0.4 meters,

01:02各地で津波を観測されています。

01:05At this point, this is a look at this.

01:07But, in the future, there will be more than a high tsunami that will be expected to be expected.

01:11By early Tuesday, the agency downgraded the tsunami warnings to advisories before lifting them entirely.

01:23No major damage has been reported so far.

01:26Malaysia's foreign ministry, through its embassy in Tokyo, said it is monitoring the situation closely.

01:33It confirmed that no Malaysians have been affected and that the embassy is in contact with local authorities.

01:39Japanese Prime Minister Sanai Takaichi said at least 30 people were injured and about 90,000 residents were evacuated.

01:48Iwate県広報企業震源地震については、

01:52これまでのところ、

01:54負傷者30名、住宅破壊1件などの報告を受けております。

01:59引き続き被害情報の発表に努めているところでございます。

02:03また、今回の地震により、今後、北海道から三陸にかけての地域で、

02:09大規模地震が発生する可能性の程度に高まっていると評価され、

02:15北海道三陸時高発震注意情報が発表されました。

02:22Japan is among the world's most earthquake-prone nations,

02:25experiencing tremors frequently due to its position along the Pacific Ring of Fire,

02:30home to numerous volcanoes and major tectonic activity.

02:39市民атели遇らの記念としては幼想としても、

02:47Э RAV1EP、大規模地震源地震源地震源地震源の成長距離燃 kamer 立近です

02:53のため、これは自然研harが、

02:58これらの地震源地震源来なくて、

03:01これから adventとすることを張っていって彼らの群立場を Vitale、

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