A 6.7 magnitude earthquake shook northeastern Japan and brought on small tsunami waves however no obvious harm Friday, days after a stronger quake in the identical area.
Friday’s quake occurred off the east coast of Aomori prefecture, within the north of Honshu, the primary Japanese island, at a depth of about 12 miles, in accordance with the Japan Meteorological Company, which issued a tsunami advisory that was lifted about two hours later.
Small waves have been reported in Hokkaido and Aomori prefectures, however no severe harm or accidents have been reported.
The quake adopted a 7.5 magnitude earthquake Monday that brought on accidents, gentle harm and a small tsunami on Japan’s Pacific coast.
No tsunami alerts have been issued Friday for the West Coast of the U.S. or Hawaii.
Monday’s earthquake, additionally off the coast of Aomori, brought on at the very least 34 accidents and broken roads and buildings. It additionally triggered a tsunami of as much as 28 inches in some Pacific coast communities.
It prompted Japan on Tuesday to situation a megaquake advisory.
The federal government estimated that an offshore megaquake may trigger a tsunami of as much as 98 toes and kill almost 200,000 individuals. Officers stated the advisory was not a prediction, and the chance of a magnitude 8 or bigger quake was solely about 1%.
There was hope the advisory would function a wake-up name for a quake that would have the devastation of the 2011 catastrophe that killed almost 20,000 individuals and destroyed a nuclear plant.
Monday’s quake briefly elevated potential dangers within the areas of Hokkaido and the Sanriku coast. That is the place the Pacific Plate beneath Japan kinds the 2 trenches — the Japan Trench and Chishima Trench — which have brought on many giant quakes prior to now.
