4.9 Quake Hits Japan’s Iwate Pref., Surrounding Areas; No Tsunami Expected

The Japan News

A magnitude 4.9 earthquake hit Iwate and Aomori prefectures at 8:22 a.m. on Sunday. Its epicenter was in the sea near Iwate Prefecture. No tsunami is expected, according to the Japan Meteorological Agency.

The temblor measured an intensity of 3 on the Japanese seismic scale of 7 in Morioka and Hachinohe in Aomori Prefecture, the agency said.