TOKYO - The Japanese weather agency on Friday issued a tsunami advisory for northern and northeastern Japan following an earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 6.7 in the Pacific off Aomori Prefecture, Kyodo News Agency reported.
The Japan Meteorological Agency said the Pacific coast of Hokkaido, as well as Aomori, Iwate and Miyagi prefectures, may see tsunamis of up to 1 metre following the temblor, which struck at around 11.44 am (local time) off the eastern part of Aomori at a depth of around 20 kilometres.
The earthquake came four days after Monday’s powerful magnitude-7.5 temblor off the eastern coast of Aomori, prompting the agency to warn of the possibility of a quake of similar or even larger magnitude hitting the same area within the next several days. - BERNAMA-KYODO