TOKYO, Feb 26 (NNN-NHK) – An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 6.1, struck off coast Kushiro of Hokkaido, northern main island of Japan, the weather agency said here yesterday.
According to the Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA), at 10:27 p.m. local time, the temblor’s epicentre was located at a latitude of 42.8 degrees north, and a longitude of 145.1 degrees east, and occurred at a depth of 60 km.
No tsunami warning has been issued.– NNN-NHK
