A magnitude 6.1 earthquake struck off the coast of Iwate Prefecture early Sunday, the latest in a spate of temblors to shake the area.
The quake registered a lower 6 on the Japanese seismic intensity scale of 7 in Hachinohe, Aomori Prefecture. No tsunami warning was issued.
According to the Japan Meteorological Agency, the epicenter was at a depth of approximately 40 kilometers.
Sunday¡¯s temblor came just days after a magnitude 7.2 earthquake hit northern Japan. The JMA had urged the public to remain vigilant for earthquakes with a maximum seismic intensity of around an upper 6 for about a week following that quake.
On Friday, a magnitude 5.6 earthquake shook Yamanashi and its surrounding prefectures, prompting concern of possible landslides after days of heavy rain.
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