Japan’s Aomori struck by 5.8-magnitude quake days after 7.7 tremor, no tsunami alert issued
An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 5.8 struck off Aomori Prefecture in northern Japan at 11:48 a.m. local time, according to the Japan Meteorological Agency. The tremor occurred at a depth of 80 kilometers and registered a 4 on Japan's seismic scale of 7. The epicenter was located at 41.3 degrees north latitude and 142.0 degrees east longitude, and no tsunami advisory was issued.
An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 5.8 struck off Aomori Prefecture in northern Japan today, the country’s weather agency said, reported Xinhua.
The temblor occurred at 11.48am local time off Aomori’s Pacific coast at a depth of 80 kilometres, measuring 4 on Japan’s seismic scale of 7, said the Japan Meteorological Agency.
The quake’s epicentre was located at a latitude of 41.3 degrees north and a longitude of 142.0 degrees east. No tsunami advisory was issued. — Bernama-Xinhua
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