Photo: Daniel Munoz/Getty Images.The Australian Bureau of Meterology says there is no tsunami threat for Australia after a powerful earthquake struck near Fukushima, Japan, at approximately 6am local time on Tuesday.
Magnitude 7.3 #earthquake near eastern Honshu, Japan. No #tsunami threat to Australia. https://t.co/eUaVPYiuwc pic.twitter.com/XTxAGcTNZ3
— BOM Australia (@BOM_au) November 21, 2016
The Japan Meteorological Agency to issue a tsunami warning for residents on the island nation’s east coast.
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