Magnitude 6.7 earthquake hits Japan’s northeast, tsunami warning issued

An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 6.7 has hit Japan’s northeastern region, prompting a tsunami advisory from the Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA).
The earthquake struck on Friday off the coast of Aomori prefecture at 11:44am local time (02:44 GMT) at a depth of 20 km (12.4 miles), according to the JMA.

 On November 8, the same are was hit by a magnitude-7.5 earthquake, followed by a 70-cm tsunami.

 Magnitude    6.7
Region    NEAR EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN
Date time    2025-12-12 02:44:13.5 UTC
Location    40.962 ; 142.767
Depth    20 km
Distance    172 km ENE of Aomori, Japan / pop: 298,000 / local time: 11:44:13.5 2025-12-12
118 km NE of Hachinohe, Japan / pop: 239,000 / local time: 11:44:13.5 2025-12-12