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Magnitude 6.0 quake jolts Japan’s Ogasawara Islands


TOKYO: A magnitude 6.0 earthquake struck near the Ogasawara Islands in the Pacific Ocean south of Tokyo Tuesday morning, according to the Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA).

Its epicenter was traced at a depth of around 50 kilometers (31 miles), measuring 4 on the Japanese seismic intensity scale of 7 in Hahajima Island, the agency said.

No tsunami warnings were issued, it added.

Source: Philippines News Agency