Tokyo: The Japanese weather agency on Sunday issued a tsunami advisory for Iwate Prefecture after an earthquake of magnitude 6.7 struck in the Pacific off northeastern Japan, causing a power outage and a temporary partial suspension of Shinkansen bullet train services, local media reported.

The Japan Meteorological Agency stated that a tsunami of up to 1 metre could reach the prefecture due to the temblor, which struck off the Sanriku coast at a depth of about 10 kilometres, Japan-based Kyodo News reported. The earthquake, which occurred at 5:03 pm, was measured 4 on the Japanese seismic intensity scale of 7 in some parts of Iwate and Miyagi prefectures.

According to the agency, a tsunami wave of 10 centimetres was observed in Ofunato, while a minor tsunami reached Miyako.

Meanwhile, t

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