ARCHIVE VIDEO: A notable 6.0 magnitude earthquake struck Hawaii’s Big Island last night. Video from Kailua-Kona, 37 kilometers from the earthquake’s epicenter, shows furniture making noise during the earthquake. HASAKI, Japan – A magnitude 6.1 earthquake struck off the east coast of Japan about 150 miles east-southeast of Tokyo on Friday night, according to the U.S. Geological Survey (7:39 p.m. local time), at a depth of 18 miles, about 90 miles southeast of Hasaki in the Pacific Ocean. The Tokyo metropolitan area is the most populous metropolitan region in the world, home to more than 35 million people. (Alfredo Martinez/Getty Images / Getty Images)While the earthquake occurred in the Pacific Ocean, no significant tsunami threat was reported. The Japan Meteorological Agency issued no tsunami warning or advisory, and no damaging tsunami was expected. LOOKING BACK AT JAPAN’S HISTORIC TSUNAMI DISASTER 15 YEARS LATER Earthquake Locator. (FOX Weather / FOX Weather) The USGS reported light shaking due to the earthquake and issued a green PAGER alert, indicating a low probability of casualties and damage. Japan is located along the Pacific Ring of Fire and is one of the most seismically active countries in the world. FILE PHOTO: Damage caused by the March 11 tsunami is seen from a hill overlooking the town of Kesennuma on March 16, 2011. (PHILIPPE LOPEZ/AFP via Getty Images) Friday’s earthquake occurred about 375 kilometers (233 miles) south of the epicenter of the magnitude 9.1 earthquake that struck Japan in 2011 and triggered a devastating tsunami.
