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5.0 magnitude earthquake hits Japan, no damage reported

India Blooms News Service | | Jul 17, 2016, at 08:20 pm

Tokyo, July 17 (IBNS): An earthquake measuring 5.0 magnitude jolted the west Kanto region of Japan on Sunday.

The quake caused no damaged so far, reports said.

However, the Met department has issued a tsunami warning as well.

According to reports, the epicenter of the quake was at a latitude of 36.1 degrees north and a longitude of 139.9 degrees east and occurred at depth of 40 kilometers.

The earthquake, which measured 4 on the Japanese seismic scale, was centered in Ibaraki Prefecture which borders the Pacific Ocean and is to the northeast of the nation's capital city of Tokyo, reported Xinhua new agency.

#Japan #Earthquake #Ibaraki Prefecture #Tsunami warning

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