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5.1-magnitude earthquake strikes Japan’s Nagano prefecture
TOKYO, Oct. 7, 2018 (BSS/Xinhua) – An earthquake with a preliminary
magnitude of 5.1 struck Japan’s Nagano prefecture and neighboring areas on
Sunday, Japan Meteorological Agency said.
The temblor occurred at 10:14 a.m. local time, with the epicenter at a
latitude of 35.0 degrees north and a longitude of 137.6 degrees east and at
depth of 40 km.
The quake logged 4 in some parts of Nagano prefecture on the Japanese
seismic intensity scale which peaks at 7.
So far no major damage or injuries were reported, and no tsunami warning
has been issued.
BSS/AFP/MSY/0915 hrs