From Kyodo
TOKYO, March 28, Kyodo
A strong earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 6.5 jolted Miyagi Prefecture and its vicinity in northeastern Japan on Monday morning, the Japan Meteorological Agency said.The agency issued a tsunami warning for the Pacific coast of the prefecture following the 7:24 a.m. quake.
The quake measured lower 5 on the Japanese seismic intensity scale of 7 in central Miyagi Prefecture, and 4 in several locations in Iwate, Miyagi, Yamagata and Fukushima prefectures, according to the agency.
There were no immediate reports of injuries or damage from the quake.
The focus of the quake was 80 kilometers east of Oshika Peninsula in Miyagi Prefecture, the agency said.
Coastal areas of the regions were severely hit by massive tsunamis following a magnitude 9.0 earthquake on March 11.
Kyodo
