6,8-magnitude earthquake rocks southern Sea of Okhotsk, Japan

TOKYO, SANA, An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 6,8 on Saturday jolted southern Sea of Okhotsk near the coast of Hokkaido, Japan.

Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA) said ‘’The temblor occurred at a depth of 490 km, the epicenter was located at a latitude of 47,4 degrees north and a longitude of 145,6 degrees east, adding that No tsunami warning has been issued.

yesterday, a 7,1-magnitude earthquake struck off the southern Japanese island of Kyushu.

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