Tsunami alert lifted after magnitude 6.6 earthquake rattles Japan

Men clean up shattered glass caused by the earthquake at JR Miyazaki airport station. Picture: Kyodo News/AP

Japan issued a tsunami advisory on Monday after a magnitude 6.6 earthquake struck the southwest of the country. The public warnings to stay away from coastal areas were later lifted.

The agency initially gave the magnitude estimate at 6.9, but later revised it down.