Powerful 6.2 Quake Jolts Honshu, Japan’s Largest Island

No tsunami threat following strong Japan quake, says PHIVOLCS

There is no tsunami threat to the country following the recorded magnitude 6.5 earthquake off the coast of Sanriku in Japan, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (PHIVOLCS) reported.

Powerful shallow 6.5-magnitude earthquake hits off Japan's...

The Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA) reported that a 6.5-magnitude earthquake hit off the Sanriku coast in northeastern Japan at approximately 11:18 p.m. local time on Thursday. The temblor originated at a depth of about 10 km. While slight sea level fluctuations may occur along the coast, the JMA said there is no risk of tsunami damage, News.Az reports, citing foreign media. The quake registered an intensity of 4 on Japan's seismic scale of 7 …

Powerful 6.2 quake jolts Honshu, Japan’s largest island

An earthquake measuring magnitude 6.2 struck off the east coast of Japan

Massive earthquake of 6.2 magnitude jolts Japan's largest island Honshu

Massive earthquake of magnitude of 6.2 has struck off the east coast of Honshu, Japan's largest island, German Research Centre for Geosciences confirms. The seismic activity occurred at a relatively shallow depth of 10 kilometers.

Magnitude 6.2 earthquake strikes off Japan's largest, most populous Honshu island

6.2 magnitude earthquake strikes off Japan’s largest, most populous island, Honshu at shallow 10 km depth, said the German Research Centre for Geosciences said.