6.1-magnitude quake strikes off Japan's Miyagi Prefecture, no tsunami warning issued
By ANI | Published: September 12, 2020 10:17 AM2020-09-12T10:17:05+5:302020-09-12T10:35:02+5:30
An earthquake with a magnitude of 6.1 struck off Miyagi Prefecture in Japan on Saturday, according to the Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA).
6.1-magnitude quake strikes off Japan's Miyagi Prefecture, no tsunami warning issued
An earthquake with a magnitude of 6.1 struck off Miyagi Prefecture in Japan on Saturday, according to the Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA).
The temblor occurred at around 11:44 am (local time), with its epicentre at a latitude of 38.7 degrees north and a longitude of 142.4 degrees east and at depth of 40 kilometres.
The quake logged 4 in some parts of Miyagi Prefecture on the Japanese seismic intensity scale which peaks at 7.
So far, no tsunami warning has been issued. (/Xinhua)
( With inputs from ANI )
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