Japan Hit By 6.5 Magnitude Earthquake Days After Powerful Tremor Triggered Tsunami Warning

Last Updated:December 10, 2025, 21:10 IST

The European Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC) said that the earthquake of magnitude 6.5 struck the Hokkaido region in Japan on Wednesday.

Japan experienced another powerful earthquake for the third consecutive day. (Reuters/File)

Japan was hit by a powerful earthquake of magnitude 6.5 on Wednesday, marking the third consecutive day the country was hit by tremors, days after a 7.6 magnitude tremor triggered a tsunami warning.

The European Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC) said that the earthquake struck the Hokkaido region in Japan on Wednesday. The quake was at a depth of 57 km, EMSC said. However, the Japanese scale recorded the earthquake at a magnitude of 5.9 with a depth of 30 km. No tsunami threat has been issued following the latest earthquake.

This came after a 7.5 magnitude earthquake on Monday injured 51 people and triggered a tsunami warning. The quake hit the coast of the northern region of Aomori and tore apart roads, smashed windows and triggered tsunami waves as high as 70 cm.

The Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA) had published a rare special advisory early on Tuesday, warning that another quake of similar or greater size was possible for another week. “Due to the occurrence of this earthquake, it is believed that the relative likelihood of a new large-scale earthquake has increased compared to normal times" in the area, the JMA said the second time it has issued such a warning.

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