Magnitude 7.4 earthquake strikes Japan, tsunami warning issued

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Japan has issued tsunami alerts after a series of strong earthquakes shook western areas.

The Japan Meterological Agency reported a quake on Monday hitting Ishikawa and nearby prefectures, one of them measuring a preliminary magnitude of 7.6.

It issued a major tsunami warning for Ishikawa and lower-level tsunami warnings or advisories for the rest of the northwestern coast of the island of Honshu.