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URGENT: Magnitude 6.5 quake strikes off coast of Japan's Kanto region

Xinhua, September 23, 2016 Adjust font size:

An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 6.5 struck off the east coast of Japan's Kanto region on Friday, the weather agency said.

According to the Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA), the temblor occurred at 9:14 a.m. local time and struck at a latitude of 34.4 degrees north and longitude of 141.7 degree east.

The agency also said the earthquake occurred at a depth of 50 km.

The weather agency has not issued a tsunami warning or advisory as a result of this off-shore quake. Endit