TOKYO, Jul 16 (NNN-NHK) – An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.5, today struck off Hachijojima Islands, in Japan’s Tokyo Prefecture, according to the Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA).
The temblor occurred at around 1:20 p.m. local time, with its epicentre at a latitude of 33.2 degrees north, and a longitude of 139.4 degrees east, and at a depth of 10 km.
The quake logged 4 in some parts of Tokyo Prefecture, on the Japanese seismic intensity scale which peaks at 7.
So far no tsunami warning has been issued.– NNN-NHK
