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Earthquakes hit Japan and New Zealand with tsunami warning issued

An earthquake with a magnitude of 7.4 triggered a tsunami of up to 4.5 feet in Japan.

While in New Zealand a quake with a magnitude of 6.3 has hit the country little more than a week after a powerful tremor killed two on the South Island.

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Magnitude 6.3 earthquake hits New Zealand

An earthquake with a magnitude of 6.3 has hit central New Zealand, little more than a week after a powerful tremor killed two on the South Island.

Tuesday's quake was centred off the coast of the North Island, 86 miles (138km) from Palmerston North at a depth of 23 miles (37km).

Thousands of aftershocks have been registered since the 7.8 magnitude earthquake struck near Christchurch in the early hours of Monday, November 14.

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