TOKYO: An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 6.7 hit Japan’s northeastern region on Friday (Dec 12), prompting a tsunami advisory for waves up to 1m high from the Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA).
The quake struck at 11.44am (10.44am, Singapore time) off the coast of Aomori prefecture with a depth of 20km, after a bigger 7.5-magnitude earthquake hit the same region late on Monday.
After Monday’s earthquake, the government issued a special advisory warning residents across a wide area, from Hokkaido in the north to Chiba, east of Tokyo, to be on alert for an increased possibility of a powerful earthquake hitting again within a week.
The tremor on Friday measured 4 on Japan’s 1-7 seismic intensity scale.
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