An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 6.7 hit Japan's northeastern region on Friday.

The 6.7 magnitude quake hit Japan’s northeastern region.
Photo: USGS

An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 6.7 hit Japan’s northeastern region on Friday, prompting a tsunami advisory from the Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA).

The quake struck at 11.44am (local time) days after a bigger, 7.5-magnitude earthquake hit the same region.

The JMA issued an advisory for a possible tsunami of up to 1 metre.

– Reuters