6.5 magnitude quake hits Japan

6.5 magnitude quake hits Japan
An earthquake measuring 6.5 on the Richter scale (SR) rocked southern Japan on Thursday (13 / 1) but does not cause tsunamis, according to the Office of the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS).



Gempat occurred at 07:32 local time (04:32 GMT) at a depth of 520 kilometers and is located 220 kilometers west of Chichi-Sima which is a remote part of the Bonin Islands, according to the USGS. There are no reports of damage or casualties caused by the quake. Pacific Tsunami Warning Center in Hawaii concluded that destructive tsunami will not happen based on historical earthquake and tsunami data.

Japan's Meteorological Agency measured the quake at magnitude 6.6 force said there was no threat of tsunami due to the earthquake. Remote Pacific Islands - known as the Ogasawara Islands by local residents - was rocked by an earthquake measuring 7.4 Richter in December which also does not result in fatalities.

Ogasawara Islands group, formed more than 30 subtropical and tropical island, a distance of 240 kilometers of Iwo Jima, was under the control of the United States after World War II, but returned to Japan in 1968. Outer archipelago was included in the conserved region because of its unique biological habitats and dubbed the "Galapagos of the East"
An earthquake measuring 6.5 on the Richter scale (SR) rocked southern Japan on Thursday (13 / 1) but does not cause tsunamis, according to the Office of the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS).

Gempat occurred at 07:32 local time (04:32 GMT) at a depth of 520 kilometers and is located 220 kilometers west of Chichi-Sima which is a remote part of the Bonin Islands, according to the USGS. There are no reports of damage or casualties caused by the quake. Pacific Tsunami Warning Center in Hawaii concluded that destructive tsunami will not happen based on historical earthquake and tsunami data.

Japan's Meteorological Agency measured the quake at magnitude 6.6 force said there was no threat of tsunami due to the earthquake. Remote Pacific Islands - known as the Ogasawara Islands by local residents - was rocked by an earthquake measuring 7.4 Richter in December which also does not result in fatalities.

Ogasawara Islands group, formed more than 30 subtropical and tropical island, a distance of 240 kilometers of Iwo Jima, was under the control of the United States after World War II, but returned to Japan in 1968. Outer archipelago was included in the conserved region because of its unique biological habitats and dubbed the "Galapagos of the East"