Japan tsunami warning as residents told to evacuate their homes

• A powerful earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 7.5 struck off the northern Japanese coast near Sanriku.
• The Japan Meteorological Agency issued a tsunami alert for the region, including Iwate, Aomori, and southeastern Hokkaido.
• Tsunamis of 80 centimetres and 40 centimetres were detected at ports in Iwate prefecture following the quake.
• Authorities warned that a tsunami of up to 3 metres could potentially hit the affected areas.
• The event occurred 15 years after the devastating 2011 earthquake and tsunami, which caused over 22,000 deaths and widespread displacement in northern Japan.

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Japan earthquake live: Warnings issued for imminent 3m tsunami after major earthquake