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6 magnitude earthquake strikes off Japan's Fukushima Prefecture

 ANI , Tokyo

PUBLISHED ON MAY 14, 2021 07:20 AM IST

The temblor occurred at around 8:58 a.m. local time, with its epicenter at a latitude of 37.7 degrees north and a longitude of 141.8 degrees east, and at depth of 40 km.

 

An earthquake with a magnitude of 6.0 struck off Japan's Fukushima Prefecture on Friday, according to the Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA).

 

The temblor occurred at around 8:58 a.m. local time, with its epicenter at a latitude of 37.7 degrees north and a longitude of 141.8 degrees east, and at depth of 40 km.

 

The quake logged 4 in some parts of Fukushima Prefecture on the Japanese seismic intensity scale which peaks at 7.

 

So far no tsunami warning has been issued.

 

(Source: https://www.hindustantimes.com/world-news/6-magnitude-earthquake-strikes-off-japan-s-fukushima-prefecture-101620956390389.html)