4.8-Magnitude Earthquake Jolts Japan's Ibaraki: JMA
Date
7/21/2024 10:15:12 PM
(MENAFN- IANS) Tokyo, July 22 (IANS) An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 4.8 on Monday struck the Japanese prefecture of Ibaraki, just northeast of Tokyo, the country's weather agency said.
The temblor occurred at 10:07 a.m. local time, measuring 3 on the Japanese seismic intensity scale of 7, said the Japan Meteorological Agency.
At a depth of 90 km, the epicentre was located off northern Ibaraki prefecture at a latitude of 36.8 degrees north and a longitude of 140.8 degrees east, Xinhua news agency reported.
The tremors were felt in central Tokyo, with no tsunami warnings issued.
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