Magnitude 6.4 earthquake jolts southwest Japan

April 17, 2024 / 8:22 PM

Sharjah 24 – WAM: An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 6.4 hit southern Japan late on Wednesday, the Japan Meteorological Agency said.

The epicentre of the earthquake was the Bungo Channel, a strait separating the Japanese islands of Kyushu and Shikoku, the agency said, adding that no tsunami warning had been issued.

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Magnitude 6.4 earthquake jolts southwest Japan

Sharjah 24 – WAM: An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 6.4 hit southern Japan late on Wednesday, the Japan Meteorological Agency said.

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