Major quake shakes northern Japan, tsunami warning
Japan's Meteorological Agency announced that a 7.0 magnitude earthquake shook northern Japan on Thursday, thereby, warned of mild tsunami seismic waves.
By Agencies |
TOKYO: A 7.0 magnitude earthquake shook northern Japan on Thursday, the Japan Meteorological Agency said, which warned of mild tsunami seismic waves.
The earthquake occurred at 9:21 am (0021 GMT) with the focus located 20 kilometres (12.4 miles) under the sea off Hokkaido island's Tokachi region, some 700 kilometres north of Tokyo, the agency said.
The earthquake occurred at 9:21 am (0021 GMT) with the focus located 20 kilometres (12.4 miles) under the sea off Hokkaido island's Tokachi region, some 700 kilometres north of Tokyo, the agency said.
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