A powerful earthquake struck northern Japan on Sunday evening, followed by several aftershocks, according to the Japan Meteorological Agency.
Tokyo: A powerful quake rattled northern Japan Sunday evening, followed by several more temblors, according to the Japan Meteorological Agency.
A tsunami advisory was issued.
The earthquake, with a preliminary magnitude of 6.7, struck off the coast of Iwate prefecture at a depth of 10 kilometres below the sea surface, at about 5 pm Japan time.
