6.9-magnitude earthquake rocks Japan
Updated: Apr 27th, 2024
Japan Earthquake |
An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 6.9 today jolted off Japan’s Bonin Islands or Ogasawara Islands, the country’s weather agency said.
The temblor occurred at 5.36 p.m. local time (02.06 p.m. IST) at a depth of 540 km, measuring 3 on the Japanese seismic intensity scale of 7 in parts of the prefecture, said the Japan Meteorological Agency.
The epicentre was located off the west coast of the islands, about 875 km south of Tokyo, at a latitude of 27.9° north and a longitude of 140.0° east, news agencies reported.
Weak tremors were also felt in central Tokyo. No tsunami warnings have been issued.
Details are awaited.
(Source: IANS)
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