Overview
- Japan’s meteorological agency reported a strong offshore earthquake near Aomori and Hokkaido and issued tsunami warnings for northern coasts.
- The agency measured the quake at magnitude 7.2 and projected possible tsunami waves reaching up to three meters.
- NHK reported a higher preliminary magnitude of 7.6 and relayed expected first-wave arrival times around 23:40 local for parts of the northeast, including Aomori to Iwate.
- Authorities in Japan continued public advisories and monitoring, with no casualty details provided in these reports.
- In a separate event, Germany’s GFZ said a magnitude‑6.36 earthquake struck Greece at a depth of 10 km, which was felt in Athens and across borders, as Greek officials noted more than 110 small aftershocks in the prior 24 hours.