The earthquake gave Tokyo — 240 kilometres away — a good shake, but was much less powerful than the magnitude-9.0 quake in 2011, and only moderate tsunami waves reached shore. It was the largest earthquake in northeastern Japan since the one in 2011 and some large aftershocks the same day. The Japan Meteorological Agency described it as an aftershock of the 2011 quake, which triggered a tsunami that killed about 18,000 people and wiped out entire neighbourhoods. A man looks at sea after tsunami warning was lifted at Onahama coastal region in Iwaki, Fukushima prefecture, northeastern Japan, on Tuesday. Onuki, the man who recalled the 2011 quake, has not been able to return to his home in Tomioka since then.

Source: CBC News November 22, 2016 11:49 UTC