M6.6 quake hits central Japan, no tsunami warning issued

An earthquake with a magnitude of 6.6 struck Ishikawa and other central Japan prefectures Tuesday, the weather agency said, but no tsunami warning was issued.The 10:47 p.m. quake measured a lower 5 on the Japanese seismic intensity scale of 7 in Wajima and Shika, both in the Noto Peninsula, a region in Ishikawa Prefecture where recovery efforts have been continuing following a devastating earthquake on New Year's Day, the Japan Meteorological Agency said.The agency initially said the magnitude was 6.4, but later revised it upward. It also corrected the estimated depth of the focus off the w…READ FULL ARTICLE