Sunday, March 11, 2007
Moderate earthquake jolts northern Japan (4:12 p.m.)
TOKYO -- A moderate earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 5.6 shook northern Japan Sunday, but there was no danger of tsunami, the Meteorological Agency said.
The 4:09 p.m. (0709 GMT) quake was centered off the eastern coast of Japan's main northern island of Hokkaido at a depth of about 30 kilometers (19 miles) under the ocean floor, the agency said in a statement. There were no danger of a tsunami, it said.
There were no immediate reports of injuries or damage.
Hokkaido is about 829 kilometers (518 miles) northwest of Tokyo.
Japan sits atop four tectonic plates and is one of the most earthquake-prone countries in the world. (AP) |
