A 6.7-magnitude earthquake struck off the northern coast of Japan on Friday, prompting a tsunami alert for parts of the Pacific shoreline, according to AFP. The tremor comes only days after a stronger quake in the same region injured at least 50 people.

The Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA), which initially assessed the magnitude as 6.5, later revised it to 6.7 and warned that tsunami waves of up to one metre could reach the northern Pacific coast, AFP reported. The United States Geological Survey ( USGS ) also measured the quake at 6.7, locating the epicentre around 130 kilometres off Kuji in Iwate prefecture on Honshu.

Broadcaster NHK said the shaking on Friday was less intense than Monday’s 7.5-level tremor, which had knocked items off shelves, damaged roads, shattered windows and g

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