5.6 Magnitude Earthquake Strikes Off Japan's East Coast
A 5.6 magnitude earthquake struck off Japan's east coast Wednesday evening, with no reports of injuries.
Translated by Qiyas from السياسة — Original source
A 5.6-magnitude earthquake struck an area off Japan’s eastern coast on Wednesday evening, approximately 212 kilometers east of the city of Onagawa, according to data from the United States Geological Survey.
The earthquake occurred at 19:21 UTC, with its epicenter located at 38.1292 degrees north latitude and 143.8477 degrees east longitude, at a depth of 10 kilometers.
Data from the Global Disaster Alert and Coordination System indicated that the earthquake was classified at the Green level regarding expected human impact, suggesting a low probability of significant casualties.
The GEOFON network, affiliated with Germany’s Helmholtz Centre for Earth Sciences, also confirmed the earthquake, determining its magnitude at 5.6 and its depth at 10 kilometers, and classified the event data as “confirmed.”
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No confirmed reports of injuries or damage resulting from the earthquake have been received so far.
An earlier separate 5.0-magnitude earthquake had struck off the eastern coast of Honshu island earlier on Wednesday, at a depth of 10 kilometers.
