Passengers wait at Sendai railway station after trains were stopped when a powerful earthquake hit Miyagi prefecture, northeastern Japan, on Friday. Photo: AFP
Passengers wait at Sendai railway station after trains were stopped when a powerful earthquake hit Miyagi prefecture, northeastern Japan, on Friday. Photo: AFP
Miyagi prefecture, northeastern Japan. The quake measured a 'lower five' on Japan's scale of one to seven. Photo: SCMP
Miyagi prefecture, northeastern Japan. The quake measured a 'lower five' on Japan's scale of one to seven. Photo: SCMP

Strong quake in Japan sparks tsunami scare

Reuters in Tokyo

Updated: 5:27pm, 18 Jul, 2018

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Passengers wait at Sendai railway station after trains were stopped when a powerful earthquake hit Miyagi prefecture, northeastern Japan, on Friday. Photo: AFP
Passengers wait at Sendai railway station after trains were stopped when a powerful earthquake hit Miyagi prefecture, northeastern Japan, on Friday. Photo: AFP
Miyagi prefecture, northeastern Japan. The quake measured a 'lower five' on Japan's scale of one to seven. Photo: SCMP
Miyagi prefecture, northeastern Japan. The quake measured a 'lower five' on Japan's scale of one to seven. Photo: SCMP
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