5.6 magnitude quake hits Japan

 

by IANS |



Tokyo, Sep 22 (IANS) A 5.6 magnitude quake jolted southeast of Honshu in Japan, the GFZ German Research Centre for Geosciences said.


The temblor that hit the region at 2122 GMT on Thursday was epicentered at 31.09 degrees north latitude and 141.86 degrees east longitude, Xinhua news agency reported.


Its depth was 10.0 km.



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