Japan rocked by new earthquake days after tremors and tsunami killed over 200

Japan has been rocked by another earthquake days after a tremor and tsunami killed more than 200 people.

The magnitude 6.0 earthquake has rattled the same part of the country that the devastating New Year's Day quake hit. No tsunami warning has yet been issued for the latest disaster.

However, the new earthquake has happened with terrain still unstable and with more than 100 people still unaccounted for, following the initial tremor. Authorities said today almost 60,000 households were without running water and 15,600 had no electricity supply. Road conditions in Japan have been worsened by days of rain that have contributed to an estimated 1,000 landslides.

Speaking at a press conference today, after the latest movement, Prime Minister Fumio Kishida instructed ministers to "make efforts of resolving the state of isolation (of communities) and continue tenacious rescue activities".

In Ishikawa prefecture's city of Suzu, a woman in her 90s managed to survive five days under the wreckage of a collapsed house before being saved on Saturday. Rescuers were heard calling "hang in there" to the woman. Police footage from the rainy scene was published on local media.

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Rescuers continue to search for survivors in the rubble following the first blast (The Asahi Shimbun via Getty Imag)