Strong earthquake shakes tsunami-weary Japan


Earthquake with a magnitude of 7.3 hit Japan’s northeastern coast.

The quake hit at 9:57 local time (0057 GMT), and a warning of a tsunami was issued for most of the northeastern coastline. The epicenter of the quake was in the Pacific Ocean off the coast of Japan’s main island, Honshu, at a depth of about 20 miles (30 kilometers).

Japanese officials predicted the quake could generate tsunami.
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