Good friday morning, everyone. We do begin with breaking news out of japan right now. A strong earthquake hit the northeastern part of the country this morning. And it has triggered a tsunami warning. The quake measured a 7. 3. It was centered in the Pacific Ocean. It was Strong Enough to cause buildings to sway in tokyo for several minutes. Abcs akiko fujita is in tokyo with the very latest by phone. High, akiko. Reporter youre right. This quake hit about 5 18 p. M. Local time. This is the largest quake we have felt in tokyo this year. To give you an idea of the intensity, in japan, they have a one to seven scale. This was about a five. Its a very stronquake, felt all the way out here. The big concern right now is the possibility of a tsunami along the northeast coast of japan. That is the same area that was devastated last year during 2011. Right now, we have not seen any reports of tsunami waves just yet. The Meteorological Agency here has forecast waves about three feet high to hit
Good friday morning, everyone. We do begin with breaking news out of japan right now. A strong earthquake hit the northeastern part of the country this morning. And it has triggered a tsunami warning. The quake measured a 7. 3. It was centered in the Pacific Ocean. It was Strong Enough to cause buildings to sway in tokyo for several minutes. Abcs akiko fujita is in tokyo with the very latest by phone. High, akiko. Reporter youre right. This quake hit about 5 18 p. M. Local time. This is the largest quake we have felt in tokyo this year. To give you an idea of the intensity, in japan, they have a one to seven scale. This was about a five. Its a very strong quake, felt all the way out here. The big concern right now is the possibility of a tsunami along the northeast coast of japan. That is the same area that was devastated last year during 2011. Right now, we have not seen any reports of tsunami waves just yet. The Meteorological Agency here has forecast waves about three feet high to h
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