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Sunday 22 of December 2024

Magnitude 6 Quake Strikes off Japanese Coast


The downtown area of Hachinohe,photo: Wikipedia
The downtown area of Hachinohe,photo: Wikipedia
There is no tsunami warning in effect

LONDON – An earthquake measuring 6.0 struck off the east coast of Japan in the early hours of Sunday, the U.S. Geological Survey reported.

The quake’s epicenter was offshore, 120 miles east of Hachinohe, Honshu island at a depth of 10 km.

There was no tsunami warning in effect, according to the Pacific Tsunami Warning Centre.

 

JOHN STONESTREET