Here are the latest public reports on the Japan earthquake and tsunami situation, based on recent news coverage.
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A powerful earthquake, with an upgraded magnitude of 6.9 and a depth of about 12 miles, struck off the coast of northern Japan, according to the Japan Meteorological Agency.
www.cbsnews.comA powerful 7.5-magnitude earthquake shook northeastern Japan late on Monday, prompting orders for about 90,000 residents to evacuate and tsunami warnings that hours later were downgraded to advisories.
www.reuters.comAuthorities have warned that a stronger tremor could occur in the coming days.
www.bbc.co.ukA 7.5-magnitude earthquake has hit off the northeastern coast of Japan, unleashing a tsunami of up to 70cm.
news.sky.comThe 7.6-magnitude quake struck in waters off Aomori Prefecture on Japan's main island, Honshu. It triggered a tsunami warning, which was later lifted.
www.nytimes.comTwenty-three people are injured, one seriously, officials say. Japan lifted tsunami advisories for all areas Tuesday morning, which had been downgraded from an earlier tsunami warning. No abnormalities were reported at the Fukushima nuclear power plant, the International Atomic Energy Agency said.
www.cbc.caJapanese authorities ended all tsunami warnings after a powerful magnitude-7.5 quake struck off the coast of Aomori, in the northeast of the country, late on Monday.
www.bloomberg.comJapan's Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi said the government set up an emergency task force to urgently assess the extent of damage.
www.cbsnews.comA magnitude-7.5 earthquake struck off Japan's northeastern coast on Monday, injuring more than two dozen people and prompting authorities to issue evacuation orders for more than 100,000 people.
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