5.1-magnitude quake strikes off Japan

5.1-magnitude quake strikes off Japan
# 17 July 2021 18:43 (UTC +04:00)

An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.1 on Saturday struck off Japan's Yamaguchi Prefecture, according to the Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA), APA reports citing Xinhua.

The temblor occurred at around 8:50 p.m. local time, with its epicenter at a latitude of 33.6 degrees north and a longitude of 131.9 degrees east, and at depth of 80 km.

The quake logged 4 in some parts of Yamaguchi Prefecture on the Japanese seismic intensity scale which peaks at 7.

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