There were no immediate reports of any damage or casualties The earthquake was at a depth of 10 km (6.21 miles), the EMSC said. It later downgraded the magnitude to 5.4 An earthquake of magnitude 5.8 struck the Ryukyu Islands in the far southwest of Japan on Sunday, the European Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC) said….
Tokyo, Nov. 22 (Jiji Press)–A strong earthquake with an estimated magnitude of 5.8 hit eastern Japan on Sunday evening. The quake, which occurred off the Pacific coast of Ibaraki Prefecture around 7:06 p.m. (10:06 a.m. GMT), measured lower 5 in the village of Tokai, Ibaraki Prefecture, northeast of Tokyo, the Japan Meteorological Agency said. According…
SYDNEY (Reuters) – A magnitude 5.2 earthquake struck the New Zealand city of Levin, near the country’s capital Wellington, a day after a 5.8 tremor was recorded in the same area, government seismic monitor Geonet said on Tuesday. The epicentre was 30 km (20 miles) northwest of Levin and at a depth of 32 km….