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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.
