6.0-magnitude quake strikes off Japan's Iwate
Wednesday - October 6, 2021 1:27 am ,
Category : WORLD
Tokyo, Oct 6 (IANS) An earthquake with a magnitude of 6.0 on Wednesday struck off Japan's Iwate Prefecture, according to the Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA).The quake occurred at around 2:46 a.m. local time, with its epicenter at a latitude of 40.0 degrees north and a longitude of 142.4 degrees east, and at depth of 50 km, Xinhua news agency reported.The quake logged 5 plus in some parts of Iwate Prefecture on the Japanese seismic intensity scale which peaks at 7.
So far no tsunami warning has been issued.
--IANS int/shs
So far no tsunami warning has been issued.
--IANS int/shs
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