THE ASAHI SHIMBUN
April 2, 2024 at 11:09 JST
Seismic intensities of April 2 quake in various locations of the Tohoku region (Japan Meteorological Agency)
A strong earthquake shook the Tohoku region on the morning of April 2, but there were no reports of injuries and no tsunami threat.
The quake struck at 4:24 a.m., with its epicenter off the coast of Iwate Prefecture and its focus estimated at about 80 kilometers deep, according to the Japan Meteorological Agency.
It had a preliminary magnitude of 6.1 and registered intensities of lower-5 on the Japanese seismic scale of 7 in Hachinohe and Misawa cities in Aomori Prefecture, and Miyako and Kuji cities in Iwate Prefecture, the agency said.
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