The Japan Meteorological Agency said on Thursday (25 June) that no tsunami warning had been issued after a 6.9-magnitude earthquake struck off the east coast of the Tohoku region in north-eastern Japan.
The agency placed the epicentre of Iwate prefecture at a depth of around 50 kilometres.
It said tsunami damage was not expected, although slight changes in sea level could occur.
In Aomori prefecture, the quake reached an intensity of 6-plus on Japan’s 0-7 seismic scale.
At that level, people typically find that “it is impossible to remain standing or to move without crawling”, the agency said.
