TOKYO, Japan — A major earthquake rocked Japan’s northern coast on Monday, with the country’s meteorological agency recording several tsunami waves and local media reporting injuries. The magnitude 7.

The earthquake struck off the coast of Aomori Prefecture, on Japan’s main island, Honshu.

The temblor happened at 11:15 p.m. Japan time about 45 miles northeast of Misawa, Japan, data from the agency shows.