TOKYO, May 4 (UPI) -- A large earthquake hit the area 61 miles south of Tokyo early Monday morning local time sending aftershocks throughout the country. Despite measuring over a six on the richter scale, no tsunami warnings have been issued.
Grammy award-winning singer/songwriter John Mayer, who is in Japan on the eastern leg of a world tour, began live-tweeting the event as news was reaching the rest of the world.
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