A magnitude 6.5 earthquake struck northeast Japan early Monday, but no tsunami warning was issued, the weather agency said.
The 2:23 am earthquake, with a focus at a depth of 43 kilometers outside Aomori prefecture, registered a weak 5 on Japan’s seismic intensity scale of 7 in Morioka, Iwate prefecture, a level of shaking that for many people like frighteningly and creating a need to hold onto something stable, the Meteorological Agency said.
The magnitude of the earthquake was adjusted upwards from the initially reported magnitude 6.3.
The quake was also felt in part of Hokkaido. There were no direct reports of injuries or major damage.
No anomalies were found in the nuclear power plants and connected facilities in the region.
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