Earthquake jolts town in northern Japan, no tsunami danger

Earthquake Detailed Report – 6/20 At around 10:31am, an earthquake with a magnitude of 5.0 occurred near Noto, Ishikawa Prefecture at a depth of 10km. The maximum intensity was 5+. There is no threat of a tsunami.

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Raymond Akamby

20 June 2022, 05:56 [SAST]

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A shallow earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 5.0 shook the city of Suzu at the tip of the Noto peninsula in northern Japan on Monday morning, the Japan Meteorological Agency said.

The quake was 10 km deep and measured a “strong 5” on Japan’s earthquake intensity scale of 7 in Suzu city, on the Sea of Japan coast. There was no danger of a tsunami, JMA said.

A quake jolted the same region on Sunday afternoon.