Tsunami Alert Lifted After 6.7 Quake Off Northern Japan

Overview

• The Japan Meteorological Agency reported a magnitude 6.7 offshore earthquake in northern Japan late Friday local time after revising its initial 6.5 estimate.
• The epicenter was about 80 kilometers off Misawa in Aomori at a depth near 54 kilometers, and shaking reached intensity 4 on Japan’s 1–7 scale.
• JMA issued a tsunami alert forecasting waves up to one meter, and only small waves up to about 70 centimeters were recorded at several coastal sites before the alert was lifted.
• Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi said 33 people were injured with no serious cases reported, while assessments and aftershock monitoring continue.
• The event came days after a larger magnitude 7.5–7.6 quake in the same region that prompted large-scale evacuations and caused injuries.