Japan observes tiny tsunami following 6.7 magnitude quake

TOKYO: Japan said Sunday evening tiny tsunami waves hit its northern Pacific coast after an offshore 6.7-magnitude earthquake. The first tsunami hit Miyako, Iwate, at 5:37 p.m. (0837 GMT), but it was so small that the Japan Meteorological Agency said it could not measure its size. Two minutes later, a 10-centimeter (less than four inches) wave reached Ofunato, the JMA said. The quake struck around 5:03 p.m. (0803 GMT) in waters off Iwate, prompting JMA to issue the advisory for a possible tsunami up to one meter (three feet) high. The US Geological Survey measured the quake as magnitude 6.8.