Shafaqna English– A powerful earthquake, registering 7.5 on the Richter scale, hit at about 11:15 p.m. in the Pacific Ocean, roughly 80 kilometers (50 miles) offshore from Aomori, the northern tip of Japan’s Honshu island. According to the U.S. Geological Survey, the tremor was slightly stronger at 7.6 magnitude and originated 44 kilometers (27 miles) beneath the seabed.
Source: Aawsat