Japan issues tsunami advisory after 6.7-magnitude quake in country's northeast

Japan on Friday issued a tsunami advisory after a 6.7 magnitude earthquake shook the country’s northeast, according to the Japan Meteorological Agency.

TOKYO — Japan on Friday issued a tsunami advisory after a 6.7-magnitude earthquake shook the country’s northeast, according to the Japan Meteorological Agency.

The quake occurred off the east coast of Aomori prefecture, in the north of Honshu, the main Japanese island, at a depth of about 12 miles at 11:44 a.m. local time (9:44 p.m. Thursday ET), JMA said.

The Pacific coast of Hokkaido, Aomori, Iwate and Miyagi prefectures could see a tsunami of up to about 3 feet, the agency added.

Damage and injuries were not immediately clear.

An advisory is a lower level of caution than a warning.