{"id":908541,"date":"2026-11-07T00:28:14","date_gmt":"2026-11-07T00:28:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/908541\/"},"modified":"2026-11-07T00:28:14","modified_gmt":"2026-11-07T00:28:14","slug":"strong-magnitude-6-1-earthquake-strikes-japanese-coast-near-tokyo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/908541\/","title":{"rendered":"Strong magnitude 6.1 earthquake strikes Japanese coast near Tokyo"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"sub-text\">FILE VIDEO: A notable magnitude 6.0 earthquake shook Hawaii&#8217;s Big Island last night. Video from Kailua-Kona, 23 miles from the earthquake&#8217;s epicenter, shows furniture rattling during the quake.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\">THE TAKEAWAY<\/p>\n<p>A magnitude 6.1 earthquake occurred around 7:30 p.m. local time off the coast of Japan.The quake occurred about 155 miles from Tokyo.No tsunami threat was issued.<\/p>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\">HASAKI, Japan \u2013 A magnitude 6.1 <a data-omtr-intcmp=\"fxw_earth-space_article_main-content_article-body_2_2\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxweather.com\/category\/earthquakes\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">earthquake<\/a> struck off <a data-omtr-intcmp=\"fxw_earth-space_article_main-content_article-body_2_3\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxweather.com\/category\/asia\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Japan<\/a>\u2019s eastern coast about 150 miles east-southeast from Tokyo on Friday evening, according to the U.S. Geological Survey.<\/p>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\">According to the U.S. Geological Survey, the earthquake occurred at 5:39:27 a.m. EST (7:39 p.m. local time), at a depth of 18 miles, roughly 90 miles southeast of Hasaki in the Pacific <a data-omtr-intcmp=\"fxw_earth-space_article_main-content_article-body_2_4\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxweather.com\/category\/ocean\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Ocean<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"668\" height=\"376\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/gettyimages-2231210303-1.jpg\" alt=\"\"\/> <\/p>\n<p class=\"title\">The Tokyo metropolitan area is the world\u2019s most populous metropolitan region and home to more than 35 million people.<\/p>\n<p class=\"sub-text\"> (Alfredo Martinez\/Getty Images \/ Getty Images)<\/p>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\">While the earthquake occurred in the Pacific Ocean, no significant tsunami threat was reported.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\">Japan\u2019s Meteorological Agency issued no tsunami warning or advisory, and no damaging tsunami was expected.<\/p>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\"><a data-omtr-intcmp=\"fxw_earth-space_article_main-content_article-body_2_5\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxweather.com\/extreme-weather\/historic-japan-tsunami-15-years-later\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">LOOKING BACK AT JAPAN\u2019S HISTORIC TSUNAMI DISASTER 15 YEARS LATER<\/a><\/p>\n<p> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"668\" height=\"376\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/fri-japan-earthquake-locator.png\" alt=\"\"\/> <\/p>\n<p class=\"title\">Earthquake Locator.<\/p>\n<p class=\"sub-text\"> (FOX Weather \/ FOX Weather)<\/p>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\">The USGS reported light shaking from the earthquake and issued a green PAGER alert, indicating a low likelihood of casualties and damage.<\/p>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\">Japan lies along the Pacific Ring of Fire and is one of the world\u2019s most seismically active countries.<\/p>\n<p> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"668\" height=\"376\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/gettyimages-110166538-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\"\/> <\/p>\n<p class=\"title\">FILE PHOTO: Damage caused by the March 11 tsunami is seen from a hill overlooking the city of Kesennuma on March 16, 2011.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"sub-text\"> (PHILIPPE LOPEZ\/AFP via Getty Images)<\/p>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\">Friday\u2019s earthquake occurred about 375 kilometers (233 miles) south of the epicenter of the magnitude 9.1 earthquake that struck Japan in 2011 and triggered a devastating tsunami.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"FILE VIDEO: A notable magnitude 6.0 earthquake shook Hawaii&#8217;s Big Island last night. 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