Source: Mainichi Japan
An earthquake struck the Tohoku and Kanto regions on Saturday morning, prompting the Meteorological Agency to issue a tsunami warning. The quake, which struck at depth of about 10 kilometers off the coast of Fukushima Prefecture, registered 4 on the 7-point Japanese intensity scale in areas including Morioka, the Fukushima Prefecture city of Koriyama and the Miyagi Prefecture city of Ishinomaki. Its estimated magnitude was 6.6. The Metrological Agency issued a tsunami warning for Miyagi Prefecture and Fukushima Prefecture. Quake generated waves measuring 20 centimeters in height were observed in Ishinomaki at 12:16 p.m. and 12:21 p.m., but as of early Saturday afternoon no tsunami damage had been reported. The agency lifted the tsunami warning at 1:20 p.m.
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