Northeast Japan jolted again days after M7.5 quake, small tsunami observed

Northern and northeastern Japan was jolted by a magnitude 6.9 earthquake on Friday, triggering small tsunami waves along parts of the coast just days after the area was shaken by a M7.5 powerful temblor.The latest quake struck at around 11:44 a.m. off the eastern part of Aomori Prefecture at a depth of 17 kilometers, prompting the Japanese Meteorological Agency to issue a tsunami advisory across the Pacific coastal areas of Hokkaido and Aomori Prefecture, as well as Iwate and Miyagi prefectures.Tsunami waves of about 20 centimeters have been observed in Erimo, Hokkaido and Hachinohe Port in…READ FULL ARTICLE