Japan has issued a tsunami advisory after an earthquake struck on Thursday near its outlying islands in the Pacific Ocean.
The Japan Meteorological Agency said an offshore earthquake measuring magnitude 6.6 occurred late on Thursday morning in the area at the depth of 10 kilometres.
The quake was not felt on the islands or in the Tokyo region, but the meteorological agency warned a tsunami as high as one metre could reach coastal areas of the islands. A tiny tsunami of about 30 centimetres was observed at the Yaene area on the Hachijo island, the agency said.A massive quake in 2011 caused a tsunami that destroyed huge swaths of northern Japan and caused
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