6.5-magnitude quake hits off east coast of Japan
10:38, 14 April 2011
BEIJING. April 14. KAZINFORM An earthquake measuring 6.5 on the Richter scale hit off the east coast of Honshu of Japan at 3:57 am Beijing Time Thursday, according to the China Earthquake Networks Center; Kazinform refers to China Daily.
The epicenter was monitored at 39.5 degrees north latitude and 143.8 degrees east longitude with a depth of about 20 kilometers, the center said; Kazinform cites China Daily.
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