Overview
- The quake hit off the east of Aomori around 11:44 a.m. local time at an estimated depth of about 20 kilometers, according to the Japan Meteorological Agency.
- A tsunami advisory covers Pacific coasts of Aomori, Iwate, Miyagi and the Pacific side of Hokkaido, with waves of up to roughly one meter possible.
- Officials had not confirmed injuries or damage linked to this tremor at the time of reporting, and coastal monitoring is continuing.
- The shock follows a stronger magnitude 7.5 earthquake earlier in the week that injured more than two dozen people and triggered evacuation orders for over 100,000 residents.
- JMA has noted a low probability, around 1 percent, of a magnitude 8 or greater earthquake this week as part of ongoing seismic risk guidance.