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According to the United States Geological Survey, a 6.9 magnitude earthquake struck off Honshu, Japan early Tuesday morning.

Reportedly, 3 people injured due to the quake. A tsunami advisory was still in effect for Japan's Fukushima and Miyagi Prefectures at 11 a.m. local time on Tuesday. The latest quake took place in the same area where a devastating 9.0 magnitude earthquake took place in 2011, which worsened the lives of many and also killed over 20000 people.

However, the latest quake had been much smaller than the disaster five years ago, USGS geophysicist Jessica Turner said. "It is much smaller in magnitude and energy release than the 9.0-magnitude that occurred in March of 2011 ... we can expect to see aftershocks for the next several days (but) it's hard to predict," she said.

The latest earthquake struck 37 km (23 miles) east-southeast of Namie at a depth of 11.4 km (7 miles). 8 aftershocks of at least magnitude 5.4 were recorded within 5 hours of the initial quake. According to the Japanese Meteorological Agency, tsunami warnings were immediately issued for waves of 1 to 3 meters (3 to 10 feet), and soon after some were spotted off the coast.