6.3-magnitude quake jolts Japan, no tsunami alert issued

Japan , December 21: An earthquake measuring 6.3 on the Richter scale jolted Japan’s Aomori prefecture on Monday, but authorities did not issue a tsunami warning. According to the Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA), the quake occurred at 2.23 a.m., with its epicenter at a latitude of 40.7 degrees north and a longitude of 142.7 degrees east, and at a depth of 10 km, reports Xinhua news agency.

By: R News India 24