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7.0-magnitude aftershock prompts tsunami warning, later lifted

SENDAI, Japan - Another strong quake with a magnitude of 7.0 rattled the eastern and northeastern parts of Japan at 5:16 pm local time on Monday. A tsunami alert was also issued but later lifted, according to the Japan Meteorological Agency.

The aftershock came on the very day when Japan fell silent at 2:46 pm to remember the victims killed by the 9.0-magnitude earthquake and the monster tsunami it created on March 11.