Japan quake causes minor tsunami, 16 hurt

A woman looks at a collapsed slope in the city Murakami, Niigata Prefecture on June 19, 2019, following a 6.4 magnitude earthquake the night before. JIJI PRESS/AFP/JAPAN OUT

TOKYO: A strong 6.4-magnitude earthquake rocked Japan, sparking a tsunami advisory that was later lifted with no reports Wednesday of major damage and only a handful of light injuries.