7.4 magnitude earthquake shocks in Japan

Tokyo: Japan's Miyagi province Thursday evening, the shock of an earthquake of 7.4 magnitude were felt. Tsunami warning issued after the province. Japan was rattled by a strong aftershock and tsunami warning Thursday night nearly a month after a devastating earthquake and tsunami flattened the northeastern coast. The Japan meteorological agency issued a tsunami warning for a wave of up to one meter. The warning was issued for a coastal area already torn apart by last month's tsunami.

The Japan meteorological agency issued a tsunami warning for a wave of up to one meter. quoted as saying that the last severe earthquake and tsunami on March 11 came the terrible devastation in the province Macai. Thousands of people were killed in the tragedy, while a large number are missing. Earthquake damaged a nuclear plant is. Officials say Thursday's quake was a 7.4-magnitude and hit 25 miles (40 kilometers) under the water and off the coast of Miyagi prefecture. The quake that preceded last month's tsunami was a 9.0-magnitude. Buildings as far away as Tokyo shook for about a minute.