An earthquake of 6.7 magnitude hit the coast of Aomori prefecture with a depth of 20 km at 11.44 am native time. The Japan Meteorological Company has issued a tsunami warning with waves anticipated as much as 1 metre alongside the northern Pacific shoreline.There have been no stories of casualties or property harm up to now. The JMA additionally said that no tsunami harm is anticipated from the tremor.The magnitude was preliminarily estimated to be 6.5, which was later up to date to six.7 by the JMA. The depth was measured at 4 on Japan’s 1-7 seismic depth scale.The quake follows a bigger tremor that struck the identical area with a magnitude of seven.5 on Monday, injuring at the least 50 folks. It had additionally triggered tsunami waves of as much as 70 centimetres. After this, the JMA had issued a warning {that a} quake of comparable or larger depth was potential for an additional week. This coated a large space, from Hokkaido within the north to Chiba and east of Tokyo.The northeastern coast of Japan additionally holds the historical past of the devastating 9.0 magnitude undersea earthquake that shook the nation in 2011, leaving round 18,500 folks useless or lacking.