Two strong earthquakes struck Japan Tuesday at magnitudes of 5.4 and 4.7, according to data from the United States Geological Survey ( USGS ). The first quake struck in the Pacific Ocean about 80 miles east-southeast from Kitaibaraki at a depth of around 6 miles, 10 km, the data shows. Kitaibaraki is about 110 miles northeast of Tokyo.

Waves of about 1 meter high are expected along the coasts of Miyagi and Fukushima prefectures, the Sea of Japan coast of Aomori prefecture, and the western and eastern Pacific coasts of Hokkaido. Strong earthquake tremors felt in Japan A tsunami warning has been issued after a strong earthquake struck Japan.

An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 5.8 hit the southwestern Japan prefectures of Kumamoto and Oita on Tuesday, with the country's weather agency warning the public to remain on alert for about a week for possible similar or stronger quakes.

A major earthquake rocked Japan's northern coast on Monday, with the country's meteorological agency recording several tsunami waves and local media reporting injuries.

"Please stay prepared to evacuate immediately if you feel any shaking, while continuing your socioeconomic activities.”

Officials said there is a chance that “a large-scale earthquake with a magnitude of 8 or higher could occur as a follow-up earthquake,” though they stressed this is a possibility rather than a forecas

Japanese government warns megaquake could kill 300,000 and halve GDP - In a worst-case scenario, projections show a magnitude-9 earthquake would trigger massive tsunamis and cause hundreds of building

Disinformation regarding a powerful earthquake that mainly hit Aomori Prefecture and other parts of Japan's Tohoku northeastern region Monday night is being spread on X and other social media platforms,