6.1-magnitude Quake Hits Near the East Coast of Honshu, Japan
Xinhua News Agency, March 17, 2011 Adjust font size:
An earthquake measuring 6.1 on the Richter scale jolted near the east coast of Honshu, Japan 1:13 p.m. local time (0413 GMT) on Thursday, the U.S. Geological Survey said.
The epicenter, with a depth of 25.3 km, was initially determined to be at 40.19 degrees north latitude and 142.20 degrees east longitude.
The quake is 271 km east of Fukushima, where the Fukushima nuclear power plant was damaged by a 9.0-magnitude earthquake last Friday.
