Tsunami advisory issued as strong earthquake strikes off Japanese coast

A 6.7 magnitude earthquake struck Sunday disconnected Yamada, Japan, the USGS said.

The Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA) issued a tsunami advisory for parts of the country’s eastbound coastline connected Sunday aft an earthquake was detected successful the Pacific Ocean.

The bureau and the U.S. Geological Survey some said the magnitude 6.7 quake was detected astir 78 miles eastbound of the coastal municipality of Yamada, astatine a extent of conscionable implicit six miles.

The JMA issued a tsunami advisory for the coastline of Iwate Prefecture successful the northeast of Japan’s Honshu island, informing that a question of much than 3 feet whitethorn get successful the area.

A tsunami forecast -- meaning flimsy oversea level changes -- was besides issued for overmuch of the country’s northeast.

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