Magnitude 5.5 Quake Hits Japan’s Northeast, No Tsunami Warning

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TOKYO (Reuters) - An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 5.5 hit components of Iwate prefecture in northeastern Japan late on Friday, the Japan Meteorological Company mentioned.The earthquake, which had an depth of 5+ on Japan's 1-7 depth scale, was 20 km deep, JMA mentioned. No tsunami warning was issued.The quake adopted a robust magnitude …

TOKYO (Reuters) – An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 5.5 hit components of Iwate prefecture in northeastern Japan late on Friday, the Japan Meteorological Company mentioned.

The earthquake, which had an depth of 5+ on Japan’s 1-7 depth scale, was 20 km deep, JMA mentioned. No tsunami warning was issued.

The quake adopted a robust magnitude 7.4 quake that jolted the realm late on Wednesday.

(Reporting by Chang-Ran Kim; Enhancing by Alex Richardson)