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Japanese authorities issued a tsunami alert for the northeast of the country on Sunday after a magnitude 6.7 earthquake was recorded in the Pacific Ocean, close to the country.

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The quake struck in waters off Iwate, in the northern Pacific region, prompting the advisory for a possible tsunami up to 1m high.