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6.1-Magnitude Earthquake Strikes Coast of Japan's Mie Prefecture

6.1-Magnitude Earthquake Strikes Coast of Japan's Mie Prefecture
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A 6.1-magnitude earthquake strikes the coast of Japan's Mie Prefecture without a tsunami warning.

Translated by Qiyas from السياسة — Original source

A 6.1-magnitude earthquake struck early Sunday morning off the coast of Mie Prefecture in central Japan, at a depth of approximately 350 kilometers, with no tsunami warnings issued.

The Japan Meteorological Agency reported that the earthquake occurred at 7:15 a.m. local time (1:15 a.m. Kuwait time), with its epicenter located off the southeastern coast of Mie Prefecture.

It added that the maximum seismic intensity reached level 3 on the Japanese scale in parts of Fukushima Prefecture, confirming that there was no risk of a tsunami.

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