Tokyo, Oct 5 : A tsunami warning was issued on Thursday after a massive earthquake measuring 6.6 on the Richter scale jolted Japan’s Izu Islands, the national weather bureau said.
According to the Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA), the temblor occurred at 11.09 a.m.at a depth of 10 km, reports Xinhua news agency.
A tsunami advisory of an estimated height of one metre was issued following the quake.
Details on damages and injuries were not immediately available.
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