Northern Japan hit by magnitude 6.5 quake
(Reuters) - A magnitude 6.5 earthquake jolted northern Japan on Monday, prompting officials to issue a tsunami warning, media and a U.S. oceanic agency said.
Japanese broadcaster NHK said a 50-cm tsunami wave was expected to reach the shores of Miyagi prefecture, hit hard by the March 11 earthquake and tsunami.
(Reporting by Kazunori Takada)
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