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Magnitude 7.3 quake hits coast of Japan

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A magnitude 7.3 earthquake struck the north-east coast of Japan on Friday, triggering a 1m tsunami.

Local reports say that the wave swept ashore at just after 6pm local time (0900 GMT) in Ishinomaki, a city badly hit by the 2011 tsunami.

The epicentre was initially determined at 37.8 degrees

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