Magnitude 7.2 quake hits northern Japan, 1-metre tsunami; power outages hit part of Japan's Miyagi prefecture

TOKYO, March 20 (Reuters): An earthquake struck northeastern Japan on Saturday, hitting areas devastated by the 2011 disaster and generating a tsunami of 1 metre, public broadcaster NHK said.

The quake hit the coast of Miyagi Prefecture at 6:26 p.m. (0926 GMT) and had a magnitude of 7.2 at a depth of 60 km (40 miles), the Japan Meteorological Agency said.