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| A powerful 6.4-magnitude earthquake rocked Japan some 230km southeast of the country’s capital, Tokyo, at a depth of 10km on Thursday night, the US Geological Survey (USGS) reported on its website. | A powerful 6.4-magnitude earthquake rocked Japan some 230km southeast of the country’s capital, Tokyo, at a depth of 10km on Thursday night, the US Geological Survey (USGS) reported on its website. |
| Japan’s Meteorological Agency reported that the earthquake “has caused no damage to Japan,” while adding that “slight sea-level changes in coastal regions” may be observed. No immediate tsunami warning has been issued.Small tremors were reportedly felt in nine Japanese prefectures, including in Fukushima and Tokyo. | Japan’s Meteorological Agency reported that the earthquake “has caused no damage to Japan,” while adding that “slight sea-level changes in coastal regions” may be observed. No immediate tsunami warning has been issued.Small tremors were reportedly felt in nine Japanese prefectures, including in Fukushima and Tokyo. |
| The epicenter of the quake lies in the Pacific Ocean some 150km (93 miles) from the city of Katsuura, located in the southern Chiba Prefecture. | The epicenter of the quake lies in the Pacific Ocean some 150km (93 miles) from the city of Katsuura, located in the southern Chiba Prefecture. |
| Japan is located in a seismically active region at the juncture of three major tectonic plates: North American, Pacific and Philippine Sea. | |
| READ MORE:5.1 magnitude earthquake strikes Kumamoto prefecture, Japan | |
| In April this year, a 7.1-magnitude earthquake struck just 1km from Kumamoto, capital of the Kumamoto Prefecture on the island of Kyushu, killing 11 people and injuring dozens more. | |
| In 2011, an extremely strong 9-magnitude quake hit some 70 km (43 miles) east of the Oshika Peninsula, killing over 16,000 people and triggering a devastating tsunami. |