The latest information from the USGS shows that the earthquake reached a depth of 54 kilometers (34 miles). CNN teams in Tokyo felt the quake.
A tsunami warning was issued on Saturday, but has now been downgraded to a “tsunami forecast” of small changes in sea level, a Japanese government website showed. The U.S. Tsunami Warning System says there is no tsunami warning, warning, surveillance or threat associated with the earthquake in Japan.
Firefighters in the jurisdiction of Miyagi, where Ishinomaki is located, have reported no damage from the earthquake and nuclear reactors in eastern and northeastern Japan are safe, according to the Japan Times, a Japanese daily newspaper in English.
Japan experienced a deadly earthquake a decade ago that caused the worst nuclear disaster on record in the country. More than 20,000 people died or disappeared and a 30-foot wave tsunami damaged several nuclear reactors in the area.
More than 100,000 people have been evacuated and authorities have spent the past 10 years cleaning up the area – a massive effort that, experts say, will take decades to complete.
A powerful earthquake that hit Japan last month was a replica of the 2011 event, according to the national Meteorological Agency.