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Ring of fire strikes northern Japan—7.5 quake triggers tsunami waves across 3 prefectures as 90K evacuate
At 11:15 p.m. on Monday, December 8, a magnitude 7.5 earthquake ruptured the seafloor 80 kilometers off Aomori Prefecture, 54 kilometers beneath the surface. The tremor lasted only seconds, but for Daiki Shimohata and his two children in their Aomori home,
Japan is assessing damage from Monday's large earthquake as aftershocks continue along the country's northeast coast.
Northern Japan was hit by a strong quake on Monday night, an estimated Magnituude 7.6 at the most in Hachinohe City of
Japan was hit by a powerful 7.5-magnitude earthquake on Monday, prompting tsunami warnings and orders for about 90,000 residents