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Earthquake occurs off the eastern coast of Japan's Honshu isle.
VLADIVOSTOK, June 22 (Itar-Tass) - An earthquake with a magnitude of
5.0 occurred off the eastern coast of Japan's Honshu Island early on
Wednesday. The epicenter of the quake was 110 km east of the city of Mito
while the focus of the temblor was at a depth of 32.5 km beneath the
Pacific Ocean floor, the US Geological Service reported.
According to Russian seismologists, earth jolts of the same magnitude
also shook the Japanese islands of Ryukyu and Bonin. The quakes occurred
at a depth of 33 km.
There has been no information about the aftermath of the earthquakes
so far.
5.0 occurred off the eastern coast of Japan's Honshu Island early on
Wednesday. The epicenter of the quake was 110 km east of the city of Mito
while the focus of the temblor was at a depth of 32.5 km beneath the
Pacific Ocean floor, the US Geological Service reported.
According to Russian seismologists, earth jolts of the same magnitude
also shook the Japanese islands of Ryukyu and Bonin. The quakes occurred
at a depth of 33 km.
There has been no information about the aftermath of the earthquakes
so far.


