TOKYO, June 19 -- The Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA) revised the magnitude of an earthquake which struck off Yamagata Prefecture on Tuesday evening to 6.7, with tsunami advisories lifted.
The quake was originally estimated to have a magnitude of 6.8 when it struck off the northern Japanese prefecture late Tuesday night, according to the JMA.
The tsunami advisories, issued in places along the coastal areas of Yamagata, Niigata and Ishikawa prefectures, were later lifted at about 1:02 a.m. Wednesday local time (1602 GMT Tuesday) by the JMA.
The meteorological agency said there is no fear of major tsunami damage. The first small wave of tsunami reached Awashima Island in Niigata Prefecture at 11:05 p.m. Tuesday local time (1405 GMT) and later arrived at the coastline of Sakata in Yamagata Prefecture, the JMA said.
The temblor of the quake occurred at 10:22 p.m. Tuesday local time (1322 GMT), with its epicenter at a latitude of 38.6 degrees north and a longitude of 139.5 degrees east, and at a depth of about 14 km.
The quake logged upper 6 on the Japanese seismic intensity scale of 7 in the area of Kaetsu in Niigata Prefecture and lower 6 in the area of Shonai in Yamagata Prefecture.
According to the JMA, several waves of aftermaths hit the nearby areas of the temblor, with the latest quake of 4.1 magnitude offshore Kaetsu District in Niigata Prefecture at about 12:57 a.m. Wednesday local time (1557 GMT Tuesday).
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