5.0-magnitude quake strikes Japan's Fukui Prefecture, no tsunami warning issued

Source: Xinhua| 2020-09-04 08:49:59|Editor: huaxia

TOKYO, Sept. 4 (Xinhua) -- An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.0 on Friday struck the Reihoku District of Japan's Fukui Prefecture, according to the Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA).

The temblor occurred at 9:10 a.m. local time, with its epicenter at a latitude of 36.1 degrees north and a longitude of 136.2 degrees east, and at depth of 10 km.

The quake logged 5 lower in some parts of Fukui Prefecture on the Japanese seismic intensity scale which peaks at 7.

So far no tsunami warning has been issued. Enditem

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