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Summary: Strong earthquake hits northern Japan, tsunami warning issued NHK

1. A magnitude 7.6 earthquake has occurred off the coast of Aomori Prefecture, Japan.
2. The Japanese Meteorological Agency has issued a tsunami warning for Aomori, Iwate, and Hokkaido prefectures, with an advisory for Miyagi and Fukushima prefectures.
3. The Japanese government has set up a crisis management task force to gather information and prepare precautions in response to the earthquake. The Japan Meteorological Agency will provide updates soon.
Summary
Magnitude 7.6 earthquake off Aomori coast, Japan; Tsunami warning issued for Aomori, Iwate, Hokkaido with advisory for Miyagi and Fukushima. Japanese gov't activates crisis management task force, awaiting updates from Meteorological Agency.
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ID: 2bc657a9-0e77-42cd-94c7-8349c72eeba1

Category ID: listed_summary

URL: https://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/news/20251209_02/#summary

Date: Dec. 9, 2025

Notes: 2025-12-09

Created: 2025/12/09 00:40

Updated: 2025/12/09 00:42