6.0 magnitude earthquake strikes Japan’s Shima

So far no tsunami warnings have been issued in the area. There are also no reports of any damage or casualties due to the earthquake. Eyewitnesses said that the tremor was prolonged, said a report in the European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC) website.

New Delhi: A magnitude 6.0 earthquake struck Japan early Sunday. The quake struck 58 km southeast of Shima, off Japan’s Mie Prefecture coast, said the US Geological Survey. The earthquake’s epicenter was located some 110-kn south-southeast of Tsu, the capital of Mie Prefecture. This place has an approximate population of 250,000. It occurred at........

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