ALBAWABA- A powerful 7.6-magnitude earthquake struck off northern Japan late Monday, triggering urgent tsunami alerts and prompting thousands to evacuate coastal areas across Hokkaido, Aomori, and Iwate prefectures, according to the Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA). The quake, hit at 11:15 p.m. local time with an epicenter about 73 kilometers east-northeast of Misawa in Aomori Prefecture, at a depth of 50 kilometers. The U.S. Geological Survey confirmed the magnitude, classifying the ...