5.1-magnitude quake strikes Japan
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Image Source : PTI 5.1-magnitude quake strikes Japan
An earthquake measuring 5.1 on the Richter scale struck Japan’s Ibaraki prefecture on Wednesday, the climate company stated, including that no tsunami warning was issued.
According to the Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA), the temblor, which occurred at 9.35 a.m., was centered inland with its epicentre at a latitude of 36.4 levels north and a longitude of 140.6 levels east, with a depth of 60 km, studies Xinhua information company.
The earthquake logged 4 on the Japanese seismic depth scale which peaks at 7 in some areas of Ibaraki and was additionally felt in some elements of Tochigi and Chiba prefectures.
In Gunma and Saitama prefectures, the quake registered 3 on the seismic scale.
There have been no rapid studies of main injury or accidents because of the quake.
Japan’s nuclear watchdog has not reported any abnormalities at any nuclear energy stations in or near the affected areas.
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