Earthquake rocks northern Japan
A powerful earthquake registering a magnitude of 6.8 has rocked the north-east coast of Japan. The tremor triggered a tsunami alert for the Pacific coastal region and shook buildings in Tokyo, more than 300km (186 miles) away.The quake's epicentre is thought to have been 20km (12.4 miles) below the ocean off the coast of Miyagi prefecture, at around 1146 (0246GMT).
There are conflicting reports of injuries and damage.
Kyodo news agency reports that many people have been injured in the city of Sendai, but state broadcaster NHK quotes city officials as saying damage is minor.
Tokyo was hit by a magnitude 6.0 earthquake last month, injuring more than two dozen people.
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