TOKYO: A magnitude 6.9 earthquake struck northern Japan on Thursday (Jun 25), the country's weather agency said, adding that there was no tsunami warning.There were no immediate reports of major damage.The quake occurred off the northern region of Iwate, with the depth of the epicentre at 50km, the Jap

Magnitude 6.9 earthquake strikes Japan's northeast; no tsunami warning issued, only slight sea level changes expected.

An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 6.9 struck northeastern Japan on Thursday, but no tsunami warning was issued, the weather agency said. The 7:30 a.m. quake measured upper 6 on the Japanese seismic intensity scale of 7 in Aomori Prefecture.