A 7.6-magnitude quake struck off the eastern coast of the Philippines today, killing at least one person in a house collapse, knocking out power in several towns and generating negligible tsunami surges.

Tsunami warnings have been issued for countries including Taiwan, Indonesia, Australia and even Hawaii after an earthquake measuring 8.9 on the Richter scale rocked Japan’s north-eastern coast today.

Japan was struck by a magnitude-8.8 earthquake off its north-eastern coast today, triggering a 13-foot tsunami that washed away cars and tore away buildings along the coast near the epicentre.