Tsunami warning lifted for strong Japan earthquake
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Japan Meteorological Agency officer Makoto Saito points to the focus of a large earthquake on a map of northern Japan at the agency in Tokyo on December 7, 2012. Japanese authorities issued a tsunami alert for the northeast coast after a powerful 7.3-magnitude undersea earthquake struck, but all tsunami warnings were lifted. AFP PHOTO / Yoshikazu TSUNO (Photo credit should read YOSHIKAZU TSUNO/AFP/Getty Images)
