( CNN ) -- A tsunami advisory has been issued in Japan after a 7.2 magnitude earthquake struck off the coast of Japan 's main island of Honshu , the Japan Meteorological Agency said Wednesday . The quake was centered 169 kilometers ( 105 miles ) off the east coast of Honshu , directly east of the city of Sendai , the U.S. Geological Survey said . The quake occurred about 8.8 miles below the earth 's surface , the USGS said . The expected height of the tsunami was only expected to be 0.5 meters ( 19.6 inches ) . CNN correspondent Kyung Lah said she could feel the earthquake in Tokyo , 267 miles southwest of the quake 's epicenter , and said the shaking lasted as long as three minutes , but that there was no significant damage . TV Asahi showed video of boats rocking back and forth , as well as images taken from shaken city cams as the earthquake hit . CNN 's Kyung Lah in Tokyo contributed to this report .
Tsunami is only expected to reach 0.5 meters . Quake was centered 105 miles of the coast of Honshu , Japan 's main island . Comment: The earthquake happened in a subduction zone where two plates are moving past each other at different rates and they're not colliding with one another.