TOKYO - A strong 7.3 magnitude earthquake hit northeastern Japan early Tuesday, with the country's meteorological agency issuing a tsunami warning for the region's coast, including Fukushima prefecture, public broadcaster NHK said. A post-earthquake tsunami warning in northeastern Japan includes Fukushima, home of the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant, seen in February 2016, the site of a nuclear disaster following another earthquake and tsunami in 2011. The Japan Meteorological Agency says the quake struck around 6 am (4am Thailand time) at a depth of 10 kilometres. A three-metre tsunami could hit the northeastern coast, the agency said, including Fukushima -- home to the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant, site of one of the world's worst nuclear disasters. The operator of the plant said there were no abnormalities observed at the plant, Japanese public broadcaster NHK said.

Source: Bangkok Post November 21, 2016 22:25 UTC