6.4 quake hits off east coast of Japan—USGS | Inquirer News

6.4 quake hits off east coast of Japan—USGS

/ 05:14 AM June 18, 2012

Hong Kong—A 6.4-magnitude earthquake on Monday jolted the sea area off the east coast of Honshu, the main island of Japan, US seismologists said.

The US Geological Survey said the quake had a depth of 31 kilometers (20 miles) and hit at 4:32 am (2032 GMT Sunday) some 140 kilometers east of the city of Sendai.

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