Magnitude 4.9 earthquake hits Japan’s Fukushima Prefecture
No tsunami is expected
Esraa Esmail/ Rola AlGhoul, WAM (Emirates News Agency), February 13, 2023
An earthquake with an estimated magnitude of 4.9 occurred off Fukushima Prefecture at around 10:01 am Wednesday, the Japan Meteorological Agency said.
No tsunami is expected, according to the agency. The epicentre was off the coast of Fukushima Prefecture, and the focus was about 50 kilometres deep.
The quake measured 4 on the Japanese seismic intensity scale in Ishinomaki, Miyagi Prefecture, and Soma and Namie, Fukushima Prefecture.
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