Earthquake off Japan's Yamagata Prefecture revised to 6.7 magnitude, tsunami warning lifted

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Screens show suspended train service on several railway lines at the station of Murakami, Niigata Prefecture, Japan, on June 19, 2019. The Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA) revised the magnitude of an earthquake which struck off Yamagata Prefecture on Tuesday evening to 6.7, with tsunami advisories lifted. The quake was originally estimated to have a magnitude of 6.8 when it struck off the northern Japanese prefecture late Tuesday night, according to the JMA. The tsunami advisories, issued in places along the coastal areas of Yamagata, Niigata and Ishikawa prefectures, were later lifted at about 1:02 a.m. Wednesday local time (1602 GMT Tuesday) by the JMA. (Xinhua/Du Xiaoyi)

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