{"id":4305,"date":"2025-12-12T05:35:40","date_gmt":"2025-12-12T05:35:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pronews.in\/index.php\/2025\/12\/12\/magnitude-6-7-earthquake-hits-japans-northeast-tsunami-warning-issued\/"},"modified":"2025-12-12T05:35:40","modified_gmt":"2025-12-12T05:35:40","slug":"magnitude-6-7-earthquake-hits-japans-northeast-tsunami-warning-issued","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pronews.in\/index.php\/2025\/12\/12\/magnitude-6-7-earthquake-hits-japans-northeast-tsunami-warning-issued\/","title":{"rendered":"Magnitude 6.7 earthquake hits Japan\u2019s northeast, tsunami warning issued"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p><span>DEVELOPING STORY, <\/span><\/p>\n<p><em>A tsunami warning has been issued following a strong quake off northeast coast of Japan.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div aria-live=\"polite\" aria-atomic=\"true\">\n<p>An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 6.7 has hit Japan\u2019s northeastern region, prompting a tsunami advisory from the Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA).<\/p>\n<p>The earthquake struck on Friday off the coast of Aomori Prefecture at 11:44am local time (02:44 GMT) at a depth of 20km (12.4 miles), according to the JMA.<\/p>\n<section>\n<h2>Recommended Stories <\/h2>\n<p><span>list of 4 items<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span>list 1 of 4<\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/news\/2025\/7\/31\/tsunami-warnings-lifted-across-the-pacific-allowing-millions-to-return-home\">Tsunami warnings lifted across the Pacific allowing millions to return home<\/a><\/li>\n<li><span>list 2 of 4<\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/news\/2025\/12\/8\/powerful-earthquake-strikes-off-japan-triggers-tsunami-warning\">Magnitude 7.5 earthquake in north Japan injures 23 people<\/a><\/li>\n<li><span>list 3 of 4<\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/news\/2025\/9\/19\/magnitude-7-8-quake-shakes-russias-far-east-region-prompts-tsunami-alert\">Magnitude 7.8 quake shakes Russia\u2019s Far East region, prompts tsunami alert<\/a><\/li>\n<li><span>list 4 of 4<\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/news\/2025\/11\/27\/indonesia-races-to-evacuate-sumatra-residents-as-flood-deaths-soar-to\">Indonesia races to evacuate Sumatra residents as flood deaths soar to 34<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span>end of list<\/span><\/section>\n<p>The United States Geological Survey (USGS) also said that the quake measured 6.7.<\/p>\n<p>Japan\u2019s Nuclear Regulation Authority said there were no immediate signs of abnormalities at the region\u2019s nuclear facilities.<\/p>\n<p>National broadcaster NHK said that the level of shaking from the quake was less than a bigger <a href=\"http:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/news\/2025\/12\/8\/powerful-earthquake-strikes-off-japan-triggers-tsunami-warning\">magnitude 7.5 earthquake<\/a> that hit in the same region on Monday and tore apart roads, smashed windows and triggered tsunami waves of up to 70 centimetres (2.3ft).<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_4168584\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4168584\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/WEB-MAP-JAPAN-1000x562-1765515952.jpg?w=770&#038;resize=770%2C433&#038;quality=80\" alt=\"Location where the earthquake struck off Japan's northeast coast on Friday [Al Jazeera]\" fetchpriority=\"low\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-4168584\">Location where the earthquake struck off Japan\u2019s northeast coast on Friday [Al Jazeera]<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Following Monday\u2019s quake, which injured at least 50 people, the JMA issued a rare special advisory warning to residents across a wide area, from Hokkaido in the north to Chiba, east of Tokyo, to be on alert for an increased possibility of a powerful earthquake hitting again within a week.<\/p>\n<p>The northeast region is haunted by the memory of a massive magnitude 9.0 undersea quake in 2011, which triggered a tsunami that left about 18,500 people dead or missing.<\/p>\n<p>The JMA issued its first special advisory in 2024 for the southern half of Japan\u2019s Pacific coast, warning of a possible \u201cmegaquake\u201d along the Nankai Trough.<\/p>\n<p>The government has said that a quake in the Nankai Trough and subsequent tsunami could kill as many as 298,000 people and cause up to $2 trillion in damages.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_4168541\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4168541\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/AFP__20251209__87HP3PU__v1__HighRes__JapanEarthquake-1765510658.jpg?w=770&#038;resize=770%2C514&#038;quality=80\" alt=\"A vehicle rests on the edge of a collapsed road in Tohoku town in Aomori Prefecture on December 9, 2025, following a 7.5 magnitude earthquake off northern Japan. A big quake off northern Japan left at least 30 injured, authorities said on December 9, damaging roads and leaving thousands without power in freezing temperatures. (Photo by JIJI Press \/ AFP) \/ Japan OUT \/ JAPAN OUT \/ JAPAN OUT\" fetchpriority=\"low\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-4168541\">A vehicle rests on the edge of a collapsed road in the town of Tohoku in Aomori Prefecture, on December 9, 2025, following a magnitude 7.5 earthquake off the coast of northern Japan [JIJI Press\/AFP]<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Amid fears of a \u201cmegaquake\u201d, NHK reported on Thursday that people in the northeast of Japan were stocking up on disaster-related goods such as torches, water storage tanks and support poles to prevent furniture from toppling over due to tremors.<\/p>\n<p>One shop in Hokkaido\u2019s Hakodate city reported sales of bottled water and disaster kits tripling following Monday\u2019s quake.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe decided to prepare, so I bought disaster kits for everyone,\u201d a male customer in his 30s told NHK while visiting a shop with his family.<\/p>\n<p>Japan sits on top of four major tectonic plates along the western edge of the Pacific \u201cRing of Fire\u201d and is one of the world\u2019s most seismically active countries.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>DEVELOPING STORY, A tsunami warning has been issued following a strong quake off northeast coast of Japan. An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 6.7 has hit Japan\u2019s northeastern region, prompting a tsunami advisory from the Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA). 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