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Glimpses Of Japan’s Earthquake Horror

Japanese authorities have issued a major tsunami warning for Ishikawa and lower-level tsunami warnings or advisories for the rest of the western coast of Japan’s main island of Honshu.

The powerful earthquake of over 7 magnitude struck Japan.
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Japan has issued tsunami alerts and told people to evacuate seaside areas after a series of strong quakes on its western coastline Monday.

The Japan Meteorological Agency reported quakes off the coast of Ishikawa and nearby prefectures shortly after 4 p.m., one of them with a preliminary magnitude of 7.6, reported AP.

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Earthquake leaves roads damaged in Japan. AP

It issued a major tsunami warning for Ishikawa and lower-level tsunami warnings or advisories for the rest of the western coast of Japan’s main island of Honshu, the report said.

Japan is an extremely quake-prone nation. In March 2011, a major quake and tsunami caused meltdowns at a nuclear plant.

Here are glimpses of horror from earthquake struck Japan:

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Japanese broadcasters issuing Tsunami warnings post earthquake. AP? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?