An earthquake with a magnitude of 6.3 occurred off the coast of Japan this Wednesday, April 17, 2024, between the islands of Shikoku and Kyūshū. At the beginning of April, a magnitude 6 earthquake occurred off the coast of the Fukushima department, in the Northeast.
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An earthquake occurred off the coast of Japan this Wednesday, April 17. Illustrative photo. | MIKE BLAKE / REUTERS
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A magnitude 6.3 earthquake occurred off the coast of Japan this Wednesday, April 17, 2024, reportFrance Media Agency And Reuters. According to the United States Geological Survey (United States Geological SurveyUSGS), the earthquake occurred off the coast of the town of Uwajima, between the Shikoku and Kyūshū islands, in the southwest of the archipelago.
For the moment, no damage has been reported, underlines theAFP. The tsunami warning was also not triggered.
Another earthquake occurred in early April off the coast of the archipelago
At the beginning of April, another earthquake, of magnitude 6, had already been felt off the coast of the archipelago, in the east. No injuries were reported and authorities had not issued a tsunami alert.
More information to come…