Magnitude 6.7 Earthquake Hits Japans Northeast Region, Tsunami Advisory Issued

TOKYO—An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 6.7 ‍hit Japan’s northeastern region ‍on Friday, prompting a tsunami advisory for waves ‌up to 1 metre (39 inch) ⁠high from the Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA).The quake struck at 11:44 a.m. (0244 GMT) off the coast of Aomori prefecture ⁠with ‍a depth of 20 km (12 miles), after a bigger, 7.5-magnitude earthquake hit the same ‌region late on Monday.