Overview
- The Friday temblor struck at 11:44 a.m. local time off Aomori at roughly 20 km depth, with shaking of shindo 4 recorded in parts of Hokkaido, Aomori, Iwate, Miyagi and Akita.
- A tsunami advisory for the Pacific coasts of Hokkaido, Aomori, Iwate and Miyagi was lifted after small waves of around 20 cm were observed.
- The new quake followed Monday’s magnitude 7.5 event off Aomori that generated surges up to about 70 cm and resulted in dozens of injuries.
- Japan’s Nuclear Regulation Authority reported no immediate abnormalities at regional nuclear facilities, and utilities said monitoring posts showed no changes.
- Officials continue to urge preparedness as aftershocks persist, with at least 31 quakes of shindo 1 or higher logged since Monday.