Japan hit by 6.7 magnitude earthquake, tsunami warning issued
Posted on: Dec 12, 2025 09:07 IST | Posted by: Hindustantimes
A 6.7-magnitude temblor struck northern Japan on Friday, days after a powerful 7.5-magnitude quake in the same region injured at least 50 people, as per the Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA). The agency has also warned that tsunami waves of up to one metre (3 feet) could hit the northern Pacific coastline.
The United States Geological Survey (USGS) also said the quake had a magnitude of 6.7 and was centred 130 kilometres, or 81 miles, from the city of Kuji in Iwate prefecture on Honshu.
Waves of up to 1 metre are possible in areas under the advisory, according to the Japan Meteorological Agency.
A tsunami advisory, a level lower than a tsunami warning, urges those in the area to stay away from the ocean. Evacuation is not required under an advisory.
Japan’s NHK reported that the shaking was weaker than the larger tremor on Monday night, which sent items falling from shelves, damaged roads, broke windows and set off tsunami waves reaching 70 centimetres.
The earthquake measured 4 on Japan’s seismic intensity scale, which ranges from 1–7.
Friday’s quake comes after a 7.5-magnitude earthquake earlier in the week led to injuries, minor damage and initially a tsunami warning along communities on the Pacific coast. At least 50 people were hurt in that earlier quake on Monday, which struck off the coast of Aomori, the northernmost prefecture on Japan’s main Honshu island, NHK reported.
After Monday’s earthquake, the Japanese government had issued a special advisory for residents, including those from Hokkaido in the north to Chiba, to stay alert for an increased chance of a powerful earthquake striking again within a week.
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