Tokyo, June 25 (Jiji Press)--A powerful earthquake hit northeastern Japan on Thursday morning, measuring upper 6, the second-highest level on the country's seismic intensity scale, in Aomori Prefecture. The temblor, with an estimated magnitude of 6.9, occurred around 7:30

A powerful earthquake has struck off Japan’s northern coast but there was no danger of a tsunami, the country’s meteorological agency said.

TOKYO (AP) — A powerful earthquake struck off Japan’s northern coast on Thursday, but there was no danger of a tsunami, the country's meteorological agency said.