1st LD Writethru: 5.3-magnitude quake strikes off Japan's Mie Prefecture, no tsunami warning issued

2021-01-15 14:35:59 GMT2021-01-15 22:35:59(Beijing Time) Xinhua English

TOKYO, Jan. 15 (Xinhua) -- An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.3 on Friday struck off Japan's Mie Prefecture, according to the Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA).

The temblor occurred at around 10:39 p.m. local time, with its epicenter at a latitude of 33.7 degrees north and a longitude of 137.3 degrees east, and at depth of 390 km.

The quake logged 2 in some parts of Mie Prefecture on the Japanese seismic intensity scale which peaks at 7.

So far no tsunami warning has been issued. Enditem

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