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Japan earthquake: A strong earthquake has hit Southern Japan's Kyushu Island on Tuesday. According to the reports, Japan earthquake's epicenter was at a depth of 10 kilometers below the sea surface.
The Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA) recorded earthquake's intensity 7.1 magnitude on richter scale. Soon after the earthquake, weather monitoring department issued a tsunami warning, with waves of up to one meter (3.28 feet) expected.
Officials have advised residents in coastal areas to evacuate and move to higher and safe place.
“ There are people who are still waiting to be rescued, and it's a race against time. We will go all out to find and rescue as many people as we can.
Sanae Takaichi,
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“ There are people who are still waiting to be rescued, and it's a race against time,
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“ We are putting people's lives as the top priority,
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