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M6.1 EARTHQUAKE HITS JAPAN’S TOHOKU REGION; AOMORI, IWATE PREFECTURES OBSERVE
LOWER 5 ON JAPANESE SCALE WITH NO RISK OF TSUNAMI

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6:27 JST, April 2, 2024

An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 6.1 jolted the Tohoku region at
4:24 a.m. Tuesday, according to the Japan Meteorological Agency. There was no
risk of a tsunami, the agency said.

The quake’s epicenter was in Iwate Prefecture at a depth of about 80 kilometers,
according to the agency. The temblor registered lower 5 on the Japanese seismic
intensity scale of 7 in some parts of Aomori and Iwate prefectures.


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