Moderate quake hits Japan

By IANS,

Tokyo : A moderate earthquake measuring 5.9 on the Richter scale hit sea off Japan’s Fukushima prefecture on the Honshu island Sunday, said Japan Meteorological Agency(JMA).

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The epicentre of the temblor, which struck at 11.04 p.m. (local time), was initially determined at 37.1 degrees north latitude, 141.3 degrees east longitude with a depth of 50 km, Xinhua reported.

Though tremors were felt in Tokyo, no alert for tsunami was issued.