ALBAWABA- A powerful 7.2-magnitude earthquake struck off the coast of Japan’s Iwate Prefecture on Thursday morning, shaking large areas of northern Japa

A powerful earthquake has struck off Japan’s northern coast but there was no danger of a tsunami, the country’s meteorological agency said.

TOKYO (AP) — A powerful earthquake struck off Japan’s northern coast on Thursday, but there was no danger of a tsunami, the country's meteorological agency said.