Earthquake Strikes Northeastern Japan
A magnitude 7.2 earthquake struck northeastern Japan at around 6:09 p.m. Japan time on Saturday.
A tsunami advisory has been issued for Miyagi Prefecture.
The quake registered an intensity of 5-plus on the Japanese seismic scale of zero to 7 in the prefecture.
The quake's focus was off the coast of Miyagi Prefecture at a depth of 60 kilometers.