Japan, new earthquake of magnitude 6.7 however tsunami warning lifted | EUROtoday

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A brand new 6.7 magnitude earthquake was felt in northeastern Japan, a number of days later after a earlier 7.6 magnitude earthquake. The Japanese Meteorological Agency initially launched a tsunami warning, warning of the potential for waves that might attain a top of 1 metre.

Then the alert was scaled down. The earthquake was recorded within the Aomori prefecture, north of Japan, at 11:44 native time (3:44 in Italy) with an epicenter in waters about 20 kilometers deep.