AccuWeather: Jun 23, 2011; 7:57 AM ET A 6.7-magnitude earthquake rumbled off the northeastern coast of Honshu, Japan early Thursday morning, local time.
The epicenter of the quake was close to where the devastating 9.0-magnitude earthquake struck on March 11, 2011. The center of the magnitude 6.7 earthquake was 54 miles southeast of Hachinohe, Japan and 325 miles north-northeast of Tokyo.
The depth of the quake was approximately 20 miles below the ocean floor.
The USGS reports that light to moderate shaking was felt in northeastern Japan early Thursday morning, in the same areas that were impacted by the March earthquake and resulting tsunami.
A tsunami warning was initially issued, but was canceled an hour later.
Fortunately, it does not appear as if there were widespread damage reports resulting from the Thursday morning temblor.
Several aftershocks occurred well after the 6.7-magnitude earthquake Thursday morning, including a 5.3-magnitude earthquake at 7:35 p.m. Thursday, local time.