Japan has been hit by a 6.2-magnitude earthquake on its western coast near Hakui.
14:44, Tue, Nov 26, 2024 | UPDATED: 15:34, Tue, Nov 26, 2024
Japan has been hit by an earthquake. (Image: USGS)
Japan has been rocked by a 6.2 magnitude earthquake off its western coast.
The tremor struck on the west coast of Honshu on Tuesday, at a depth of five miles (8km), the European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre said.
No tsunami warning was issued, Japanese public broadcaster NHK reported. There were no immediate reports of damage.
Rail firm JR West have announced that bullet trains between Toyama and Kanazawa on the Hokuriku Shinkansen line have been suspended due to the quake.
Another quake, which occurred at 10:47pm on Tuesday local time measured a lower 5 on Japan's seismic scale of 7 in Noto, a region in Ishikawa, reports suggest.
Noto is still reeling from a devastating earthquake that stuck on New Year's Day (Image: Getty)
Recovery efforts are still continuing there after a devastating earthquake struck on New Year's Day.
The quake is estimated to have occurred at a depth of around 10km (6.2 miles) off the prefecture's western coast, as per local reports.
Japan is among the most earthquake-prone countries in the world globally, due it sitting across four converging tectonic plates that grind together, contantly, Nature explains.
The country sees some 1,500 earthquakes anually, although most are too mild to be perceptible.
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It comes after a tsunami warning was issued following a 5.9 magnitude earthquake that shook Japan in September.
Local news outlet via NTV News reported a 20cm high tsunami wave observed at Kozushima Port, while a 50cm tsunami wave was seen in Hachijo-jima, Hachijo Town, Tokyo.
The Japan Meteorological Agency issued a tsunami advisory for remote islands south of Tokyo after an earthquake potentially triggered by volcanic activity.
A tsunami of 50 cm (1.6 ft) reached Hachijo island about 40 minutes after the earthquake, the Japan Meteorological Agency said at the time, though no damage from it or quake were confirmed.
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