Tokyo, Nov. 9 (Jiji Press)–The Japan Meteorological Agency issued a tsunami advisory for the Pacific coast of Iwate Prefecture in the Tohoku northeastern region following an earthquake with an estimated magnitude of 6.7 on Sunday afternoon. The earthquake occurred at a depth of about 10 kilometers off the Iwate coast at around 5:03 p.m. It registered 4, the sixth-highest level on the 10-notch Japanese seismic intensity scale, in the city of Morioka and the town of Yahaba, as well as the town of Wakuya in neighboring Miyagi Prefecture. END [Copyright The Jiji Press, Ltd.]
Tsunami Advisory Issued after Quake off Iwate Pref.
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