An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 6.7 hit Japan’s northeastern region at 11:44am (local time) on Dec. 12. A tsunami advisory from the Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA) was issued after. This comes only days after a 7.5-magnitude quake hit the same region. The U.S. Geological Survey placed the epicentre about 130km northeast of Kuji in Iwate. JMA warned of a possible one-metre tsunami, although Japan’s national broadcaster NHK reported that no tsunami damage is expected. In a Facebook post on the same day, the Singapore Embassy in Tokyo advised Singaporeans to keep clear of coasts and river mouths and to continue evacuating until all advisories are lifted. Photo from usgs.gov #japan #earthquake #news #fyp
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