5.3-magnitude earthquake hits Japan
Friday - August 9, 2024 6:43 am ,
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5.3-magnitude earthquake hits Japan
Tokyo, Aug 9 (IANS) An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 5.3 on Friday struck Japanese prefecture of Kanagawa, south of Tokyo, local weather agency said.The temblor occurred at 7.57 p.m. local time, measuring lower 5 on the Japanese seismic intensity scale of 7, said the Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA).At a depth of 10 km, the epicenter was located off the western Kanagawa prefecture at a latitude of 35.4 degrees north and a longitude of 139.2 degrees east, Xinhua new agency reported quoting the JMA.The tremor was strongly felt in Tokyo and Saitama prefecture, with no tsunami warning issued.--IANSint/svn
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