Japan tsunami advisory lifted following strong quake

TOKYO: A strong 6.4-magnitude earthquake rocked Japan on Tuesday , sparking an tsunami advisory that was later lifted with no reports of major damage or injuries.

The earthquake registered six on the Japanese scale, which goes up to a maximum of seven and was felt in Tokyo, which is more than 300km away. Prime Minister Shinzo Abe told reporters his government would be"on the maximum alert" to prepare for possible rescue operations in the region.An official in the disaster management office of Niigata prefecture, the epicentre of the quake, told AFP:"We do not have a precise picture of the impact as we are still collecting information.

Witnesses cited by national broadcaster NHK said they experienced strong shaking that knocked some books off shelves and moved some furniture.Officials immediately stopped bullet train services in the region as a precautionary measure, according to NHK, which also said thousands of households were left without power.

The official also warned that bad weather was forecast in the region, which could potentially trigger landslides."All nuclear power plants have reported no abnormalities," government spokesman Yoshihide Suga told reporters.

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