A major earthquake has struck off the north-eastern coast of Japan on Monday afternoon.
This news was confirmed by the Japan Meteorological Agency, who said that the quake measured an 'upper 5' on Japan's seismic scale, measuring a preliminary magnitude of 7.4 of the country's north-eastern coast
The JMA have said that a tsunami has high as 3 metres (9.84 ft) in Iwate, Aomori and Hokkaido prefecturs. They also revealed that the tremor had an epicentre in the Pacific Ocean and was 10 km deep.
It has also been reported that the Aomori bullet train has halted operations following this earthquake.
According to reports, this latest quake is strong enough to make it difficult for people to move around. It can also cause unreinforced concrete-block walls to collapse.
