The agency also issued a tsunami warning for waves up to three metres (10 feet).
Tokyo: A 7.4-magnitude earthquake struck northern Japan on Monday, Japan's Meteorological Agency (JMA) said.
The agency also issued a tsunami warning for waves up to three metres (10 feet).
The quake hit at 4:53 pm (0753 GMT) in Pacific waters off northern Iwate prefecture.
The tremor was strong enough to shake large buildings as far as Tokyo, hundreds of kilometres away.
On Sunday, a 5.9-magnitude earthquake struck western Indonesia.
A statement from Indonesia's Meteorology, Climatology and Geophysics Agency said the quake occurred 48 kilometres northwest of the Nias area off Sumatra island, at a depth of 10 kilometres.
Earthquakes frequently affect various parts of Indonesia, which lies along the Pacific Ring of Fire, where several tectonic plates meet, causing recurrent volcanic and seismic activity.
Published: 20 Apr 2026, 01:48 pm IST
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