TOKYO, April 4 — An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 6.0 jolted northeastern Japan around Thursday noon, the country’s weather agency said, with no tsunami warning issued.
The 12.16pm quake registered 4 on the Japanese seismic intensity scale of 7 in Iwate, Miyagi and Fukushima prefectures, Kyodo News Agency quoted the Japan Meteorological Agency.
The focus of the quake was located off the coast of Fukushima Prefecture, about 40 kilometres underground.
— Bernama
