Tsunami advisory lifted after magnitude 6.9 earthquake hits Japan's northeast region
The Japan Meteorological Agency earlier put the earthquake's preliminary magnitude at 6.7
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Japan has lifted a tsunami advisory issued after an earthquake with a magnitude of 6.9 hit the country's northeastern region on Friday, the Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA) said.
The JMA earlier put the earthquake's preliminary magnitude at 6.7.
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The quake struck at 11.44 am (0244 GMT) off the coast of Aomori prefecture with a depth of 20 km (12 miles), 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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