7.4 magnitude quake strikes Japan's Ishikawa

Tokyo, Jan 1 (IANS) An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 7.4 struck Japanese prefecture of Ishikawa, the weather agency said on Monday.

Following temblors measuring the top level on Japan's seismic intensity scale which peaks at 7, tsunami warnings have been issued, Xinhua news agency reported.

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