TOKYO -- A tsunami advisory was issued for part of southwest Japan after a magnitude 6.6 earthquake struck Monday, but the warnings to stay away from coastal areas were later lifted. A few instances of minor damage were reported. Japan’s Meteorological Agency initially estimated the magnitude was 6.9 but later revised it to 6.6.

A magnitude 6.9 earthquake hit southern Japan, recorded at sea about seven miles southeast of the city of Miyazaki. It prompted a tsunami advisory.