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Japan lifts tsunami advisory after quake

AFP . Tokyo
An electronic signboard displays the Jyoetsu bullet train operation suspended, which connect Tokyo and Niigata city, following a strong 6.8-magnitude earthquake on the northwest of Japan, at Tokyo train stationon on late 18 June 2019. Japan issued a tsunami advisory on 18 June after a strong 6.4-magnitude earthquake hit the northwest of the country. A wave of one metre (three feet) is expected to hit the coast of the Sea of Japan, north of Tokyo, the nation`s meteorological agency said. Photo: AFP
An electronic signboard displays the Jyoetsu bullet train operation suspended, which connect Tokyo and Niigata city, following a strong 6.8-magnitude earthquake on the northwest of Japan, at Tokyo train stationon on late 18 June 2019. Japan issued a tsunami advisory on 18 June after a strong 6.4-magnitude earthquake hit the northwest of the country. A wave of one metre (three feet) is expected to hit the coast of the Sea of Japan, north of Tokyo, the nation`s meteorological agency said. Photo: AFP

Japan lifted a tsunami advisory early Wednesday hours after a strong 6.4-magnitude earthquake hit the country, but there were no immediate reports of damages or serious injuries.

The nation's meteorological agency lifted it at 1:02 am (1402 GMT Tuesday) after only small ripples of 10 centimetres were monitored on the coast of the Sea of Japan, north of Tokyo.

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