Launched a tsunami warning after strong quake measuring 7.4 degrees on the Richter scale in northeast Japan was raised shortly before 0100 on Friday, local time, the Japanese Meteorological Agency said on public TV channel NHK. Also the Spanish newspaper El Pais reported the cancellation of the same, which it says was active a little over an hour.
"The tsunami alert was lifted at 00H55, the agency said in its. A strong earthquake of magnitude 7.4 occurred off the coast of northeastern Japan and the Japanese meteorological agency warned of the risk of a tsunami. The agency announced that people living on the coast of Miyagi Prefecture to evacuate to higher ground in anticipation of waves that could reach two meters.
In turn, the geophysical service of the U.S. (USGS) said the quake was recorded at 23H32 (14H32 GMT) with epicenter 66 km east of Sendai, at a depth of 25.6 km. 
"The tsunami alert was lifted at 00H55, the agency said in its. A strong earthquake of magnitude 7.4 occurred off the coast of northeastern Japan and the Japanese meteorological agency warned of the risk of a tsunami. The agency announced that people living on the coast of Miyagi Prefecture to evacuate to higher ground in anticipation of waves that could reach two meters.
In turn, the geophysical service of the U.S. (USGS) said the quake was recorded at 23H32 (14H32 GMT) with epicenter 66 km east of Sendai, at a depth of 25.6 km.
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