{"id":13083,"date":"2026-04-20T09:12:37","date_gmt":"2026-04-20T09:12:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/d.sheep-mine.ts.net\/?p=13083"},"modified":"2026-04-20T09:12:37","modified_gmt":"2026-04-20T09:12:37","slug":"130386527-cms","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/d.sheep-mine.ts.net\/?p=13083","title":{"rendered":"Japan Earthquake: 7.5 magnitude earthquake: Tsunami observed off Japan coast; bullet train halts operations &#8211; The Times of India"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div data-articlebody=\"1\"><video-embed value=\"false\"\/><\/p>\n<div class=\"ihgno clearfix  \">\n<div class=\"e9jwa\">\n<div class=\"vdo_embedd\">\n<div class=\"GfdvZ\">\n<section class=\"_bIDB  clearfix id-r-component leadmedia undefined undefined  E9tg9 \" style=\"top:0px\">\n<div class=\"_bIDB\" data-ua-type=\"1\" onclick=\"stpPgtnAndPrvntDefault(event)\">\n<div class=\"ypVvZ\">\n<div class=\"WGttI\"><img src=\"https:\/\/static.toiimg.com\/thumb\/msid-130387718,imgsize-351584,width-400,height-225,resizemode-4\/130387718.jpg\" alt=\"7.5 magnitude earthquake: Tsunami observed off Japan coast; bullet train halts operations\" decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>A massive <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/topic\/earthquake\" styleobj=\"[object Object]\" class=\"\" commonstate=\"[object Object]\" frmappuse=\"1\">earthquake<\/a> of magnitude 7.5 (revised from initial reported magnitude of 7.4) struck Japan, off \u2060the northeastern coast, on Monday. A tsunami alert has been issued after the quake, according to the Japan Meteorological \u2060Agency.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"4\"\/>The earthquake struck at 4.53 pm local time (0753 GMT) in the Pacific Ocean off northern Iwate Prefecture at a depth of 10km deep. The tremors were powerful enough to sway high-rise buildings as far away as Tokyo, several hundred kilometres from the epicentre.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"6\"\/><span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"8\"\/>The powerful seismic activity further triggered a tsunami measuring about 80 cm (2.6 feet), recorded at Kuji port in Iwate prefecture, while a smaller wave of 40 cm (1.3 feet) was observed at another port in the region, the agency said, as quoted by Reuters.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"12\"\/>It further warned that waves of up to 3 metres (10 feet) could still strike. Tsunami alerts remain in place for Iwate, Aomori, and parts of southeastern Hokkaido, with a lower-level advisory issued for the coastal areas of Miyagi and Fukushima, south of the epicentre.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"14\"\/>It had issued a warning for tsunami waves of up to 3 meters (10 feet) height in Iwate prefecture \u2060and parts of Hokkaido. Additionally, operations on the Tokyo\u2013Aomori bullet train line were halted following a strong earthquake in Japan, according to Kyodo.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"17\"\/>The weather agency warned that the earliest tsunami waves could reach the northern coastline almost immediately. &#8220;Evacuate immediately from coastal regions and riverside areas to a safer place such as high ground or an evacuation building,&#8221; it said, cautioning that damage from tsunami waves was likely. &#8220;Tsunami waves are expected to hit repeatedly. 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