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Japan reports 6.7 magnitude quake in northeast, prompting tsunami advisory
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Japan on Friday issued a tsunami advisory after a 6.7 magnitude earthquake shook the country’s northeast, according to the Japan Meteorological Agency.
Damage and injuries weren’t immediately clear.
Friday’s quake followed a 7.5 magnitude earthquake earlier this week that caused injuries, light damage and a tsunami in Pacific coastal communities.
At least 34 people were injured in that earlier quake, on Monday off the coast of Aomori, the northernmost prefecture of Japan’s main Honshu island.