4.4 magnitude quake jolts Japan's Noto region

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4.4 magnitude quake jolts Japan's Noto region

January 07, 2024
Updated: 02:58 am

4.4 magnitude quake jolts Japan's Noto region

Tokyo, Jan 7 : An earthquake with a magnitude of 4.4 jolted off Japan's Noto Peninsula on Saturday, the weather agency said. The quake occurred at 11:20 p.m. local time at a shallow depth of 10 km, measuring lower 6 in the country's seismic scale of 7, Xinhua news agency reported, citing the Japan Meteorological Agency. No tsunami warnings were issued. The temblor came amid a series of aftershocks following strong temblors with a major one of 7.6 magnitude that hit on Monday in the Noto region of Ishikawa, which has killed 126 people so far. /IANS

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