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Japan issued a tsunami alert after a 7.1-magnitude earthquake hit the country’s southwest on Tuesday, knocking out power to thousands of households.
The tremor at 4:27 pm (0727 GMT) on the island of Kyushu also measured at the highest possible level seven on Japan’s own Shindo scale of shaking, the Japan Meteorological Agency said.
The tsunami could measure up to one metre (three feet), the agency said.
Broadcaster NHK said that waves of up to that level may already have been recorded.
