A 7.4 magnitude earthquake strikes northern Japan today

Written By هشام جمال on 2026/04/20

This article was written originally in Arabic and is translated using a 3rd party automated service. ArabiaWeather is not responsible for any grammatical errors whatsoever.

Arab Weather - The Japan Meteorological Agency announced that an earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 7.4 on the Richter scale struck off the northeastern coast of Japan on Monday afternoon.

The agency warned of the possibility of tsunami waves up to 3 meters high in Iwate Prefecture and parts of Hokkaido.

The European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC) announced that a 7.3 magnitude earthquake struck off the east coast of Honshu, Japan, on Monday.

The center explained that the epicenter of the earthquake was at a depth of 13 kilometers.

This article was written originally in Arabic and is translated using a 3rd party automated service. ArabiaWeather is not responsible for any grammatical errors whatsoever.


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