6.1-magnitude quake strikes Japan's Chiba Prefecture: JMA
Xinhua | Updated: 2021-10-07 22:25
TOKYO -- An earthquake with a magnitude of 6.1 on Thursday struck Japan's Chiba Prefecture, according to the Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA).
The temblor occurred at around 10:41 pm local time, with its epicenter at a latitude of 35.6 degrees north and a longitude of 140.1 degrees east, and at a depth of 80 km.
The quake logged 5 plus in some parts of Chiba Prefecture and Tokyo Prefecture on the Japanese seismic intensity scale which peaks at 7.
So far no tsunami warning has been issued.
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