A post-earthquake tsunami warning in northeastern Japan includes Fukushima, home of the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant, seen in February 2016, the site of a nuclear disaster following another earthquake and tsunami in 2011.-AFP
Tokyo (AFP) - A strong 6.9 magnitude earthquake hit northeastern Japan early Tuesday, the USGS said, while Japanese authorities issued a tsunami warning for the region's coast including Fukushima prefecture.
A some three metre (9.9 feet) tsunami could hit the northeastern coast, Japan's Meteorological Agency said, including Fukushima -- home to the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant, site of one of the world's worst nuclear disasters.
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