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6.0-magnitude earthquake strikes Japan's Niigata prefecture
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- 09 January, 2024
- 10:08
An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 6.0 jolted Japan's central Niigata prefecture on January 9, the country's weather agency said, Report informs referring to Xinhua.
The quake occurred at 5:59 pm. local time with the epicenter near Sado Island off Niigata at a depth of 10 km, measuring 5 Lower on the country's seismic scale of 7, the Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA) said.
No tsunami warnings were issued.
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