Strong 7.2 earthquake in Japan triggers tsunami alert

New Delhi, Dec 9: A major earthquake rocked Japan's northern coast on Monday, with the country's meteorological agency recording several tsunami waves and local media reporting injuries.

The United States Geological Survey said the magnitude 7.6 quake struck at 1415 GMT off Misawa on Japan's Pacific coast, at a depth of 53 kilometres (33 miles).

The Japan Meteorological Agency issued a tsunami warning, with one wave hitting a port in the northern region of Aomori, where Misawa is located, at 11:43 pm (1443 GMT).