Magnitude 6.9 earthquake strikes off the coast of Japan, country's Meteorological Agency confirms
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Source: NHK News
The strong quake, which was initially recorded with a magnitude of 7.2, hit at a depth of 59 kilometers off Miyagi prefecture, local authorities confirmed. An earlier tsunami warning for parts of the country has since been lifted.
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UPDATED additonal:
Northeastern Japan was hit by a magnitude 6.9 earthquake at around 6 p.m. local time on Saturday. The Meteorological Agency first estimated the magnitude at 7.2, but later revised the figure.
A tsunami advisory was issued for Miyagi Prefecture, but it was lifted about an hour and a half later. Some local municipalities declared evacuation orders along coastal areas and opened evacuation centers, but all the orders have been lifted.
There were no reports of fatalities as of 7:30 p.m.
The focus of the quake was at a depth of 59 kilometers off the prefecture.
The tremor registered an intensity of 5-plus on the Japanese seismic scale of zero to 7 in Miyagi Prefecture.
No abnormalities have been reported at nuclear power plants in the Tohoku region, including the Fukushima Daiichi plant.
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