By Anjali Sharma
WASHINGTON – Japan Meteorological Agencyon Thursday said that an earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 4.3 jolted Japan’s Ibaraki Prefecture.
The weather agency said that an earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 4.3 jolted Japan’s Ibaraki Prefecture on Wednesday.
According to the Japan Meteorological Agency the temblor occurred at 7:11 pm local time at a depth of 50 km, measuring 3 on Japan’s seismic intensity scale which peaks at 7. Tremors were felt in parts of Tokyo, news media reported.
The temblor’s epicentre was located at latitude of 36.1 degrees north and a longitude of 139.9 degrees east.
On November 26, an earthquake with a magnitude of 6.4 jolted off Japan’s Ishikawa.
JMA added that the temblor occurred at 10:47 p.m. local time at a depth of 10 km, measured lower 5 on the radar.
The epicentre was located at latitude of 37 degrees north and a longitude of 136.5 degrees east.
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