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The Latest: Japan residents flee after tsunami warning

Associated Press
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    Vehicles make a line as they flee following a tsunami warning in Iwaki, Fukushima prefecture early Tuesday, Nov. 22, 2016. Coastal residents in Japan were ordered to flee to higher ground on Tuesday after a strong earthquake struck off the coast of Fukushima prefecture. (Kyodo News via AP) (The Associated Press)

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    This aerial photo shows Fukushima Dai-ni nuclear power plant in Futaba, Fukushima Prefecture following a strong earthquake Tuesday, Nov. 22, 2016. Plant operator TEPCO said a pump that supplies cooling water to a spent fuel pool at No. 3 reactor, second right, of the plant stopped working, but that a backup pump had been launched to restore cooling water to the pool. (Kyodo News via AP) (The Associated Press)

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    This aerial photo shows Fukushima Dai-ni nuclear power plant in Futaba, Fukushima Prefecture following a strong earthquake Tuesday, Nov. 22, 2016. Plant operator TEPCO said a pump that supplies cooling water to a spent fuel pool at No. 3 reactor, second from bottom, of the plant stopped working, but that a backup pump had been launched to restore cooling water to the pool. (Kyodo News via AP) (The Associated Press)

TOKYO – The Latest on the earthquake that struck off the coast of Japan (all times local):

7:30 a.m.

Long lines of cars, with their headlights on, are formed as coastal residents follow government orders to flee to higher ground after a strong earthquake with a magnitude of 7.4 struck off the coast of Fukushima prefecture.

The Japan Meteorological Agency issued a tsunami warning for waves of up to 3 meters (10 feet) in Fukushima, which is home to the nuclear power plant that was destroyed by a huge tsunami following an offshore earthquake in 2011. There were no immediate reports of damage or injury.