A magnitude 4.3 earthquake struck Afghanistan early Wednesday, the National Center for Seismology reported. The quake occurred at a depth of 150 km, with coordinates 36.39°N and 70.88°E, according to details posted by the agency on X.
In a press conference on the Earthquake centered off the Eastern Coast of Aomori Prefecture and Off the Coast of Hokkaido and Sanriku Subsequent Earthquake Advisory, Takaichi said that another quake is likely.
After a magnitude 7.5 earthquake struck northern Japan on Monday, officials have issued an alert for a potential megaquake in northern Japan as per a report by NHK Japan.