Marcin Frąckiewicz

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A magnitude 7.5 earthquake struck offshore near Aomori, northern Japan, at 11:15 p.m. Monday, injuring at least 30 people and forcing about 90,000 to evacuate amid tsunami warnings. Tsunami waves reached up to 70 cm at several ports before alerts were lifted early Tuesday. No abnormal radiation was detected at nuclear plants, though a non-radioactive water leak was reported at Rokkasho. Multiple strong aftershocks followed.