5.9 magnitude quake hits northeastern Japan, 3 people injured

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Author :ANI
Last Updated: Wed, Oct 6th, 2021, 07:25:02hrs
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Tokyo [Japan], October 6 (ANI): An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.9 struck northeastern Japan early Wednesday, leaving three people injured, Kyodo News reported.

However, there was no threat of a tsunami and no major property damage reported, according to the weather agency and local authorities.
The quake occurred at 2.46 am, logging upper 5 on the Japanese seismic intensity scale of 7 in Hashikami, Aomori Prefecture, with the focus in the Pacific Ocean off Iwate Prefecture at a depth of about 56 kilometers, the Japan Meteorological Agency said, the news agency reported. (ANI)

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