6.1-magnitude quake strikes Sea of Japan
Wednesday - September 29, 2021 3:30 pm ,
Category : WORLD
Tokyo, Sep 29 (IANS) An earthquake with a magnitude of 6.1 struck in the central part of the Sea of Japan on Wednesday, according to the Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA).The quake occurred at around 5:37 p.m. local time, with its epicenter at a latitude of 38.8 degrees north and a longitude of 135.5 degrees east, and at depth of 400 km.The quake logged 3 in some parts of Aomori, Iwate and Fukushima prefectures on the Japanese seismic intensity scale which peaks at 7, Xinhua news agency reported.So far no tsunami warning has been issued.
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