Overview
- The quake struck at 11:44 a.m. local time off northern Japan’s Aomori Prefecture at an estimated depth of about 20 kilometers.
- The Japan Meteorological Agency initially warned of tsunami waves up to one meter before revoking the alert hours later.
- JMA measured the shaking at intensity 4 on Japan’s seven-level scale, indicating moderate movement of unsecured objects.
- Japan’s Nuclear Regulation Authority reported no irregularities at nuclear plants in the affected region.
- The event follows a stronger magnitude 7.6 quake earlier in the week in the same area that left at least 50 people injured.