The same epicenter of Japan as the deadly March 11, 2011 earthquake. The US Geological Survey (USGS) recorded the earthquake at 6.7 magnitude on Wednesday, June 22, 2011 at 9:50 PM UTC (actual time in Japan was at 6:50 AM on Thursday, June 23). Three minutes after the 6.7 magnitude earthquake, the Japan Meteorological Agency has issued a tsunami warning for Iwate Prefecture located in the Tōhoku region of Honshū island in Japan. The height of the tsunami was expected to be about 0.5 meters and arrival was expected between 7:00 and 7:20AM. The tsunami warning was later cancelled at 7:45 AM. The June 23, 2011 earthquake is already the 3rd strongest since the March 11, 2011 earthquake which registered at 9.1 magnitude. The other two strong quakes occurred last April 7 and 11, both at 7.1 magnitude.
On March 21, 2011, a 9.0-magnitude earthquake rattled Japan's northeast region. The quake, the epicenter of which was about 43 miles east of the Oshika Peninsula of Tōhoku, generated tsunami waves of up to 38.9 meters. As of June 22, 15,477 people were killed and 7,464 persons were missing after the earthquake and the resultant tsunami, according to Japan's National Police Agency.
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