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Magnitude 6.4 earthquake shakes Japan's Okinawa prefecture
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Magnitude 6.4 earthquake shakes Japan's Okinawa prefecture

From ABC Color · () Spanish

Translated from Spanish, summarized and contextualized by DistantNews.

At a glance

News From a news agency Outcome reported
  • A magnitude 6.4 earthquake struck off the coast of Japan's Okinawa prefecture on Friday, according to the Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA).
  • The earthquake occurred at a shallow depth with its epicenter near the northwest coast of Miyako Island.
  • Authorities have not reported any casualties or material damage, and no tsunami warning was issued, though slight sea level fluctuations were noted.

A magnitude 6.4 earthquake jolted the Japanese prefecture of Okinawa on Friday, prompting the Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA) to issue a warning for slight fluctuations in sea levels, though no tsunami alert was declared. The tremor occurred at 1:05 p.m. local time (4:05 GMT) at a very shallow depth.

The epicenter was located off the northwest coast of Miyako Island. The JMA reported that the earthquake registered a level three on Japan's seismic intensity scale, which measures agitation on the surface and destructive potential, in Kumejima Island, an area that felt the quake most intensely. The scale ranges from zero to seven.

As of now, Japanese authorities have not reported any victims or material damage resulting from the earthquake. Japan is situated on the Pacific Ring of Fire, one of the world's most seismically active zones, and experiences frequent earthquakes. Its infrastructure is designed to withstand such seismic activity.

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Originally published by ABC Color in Spanish. Translated, summarized, and contextualized by our editorial team with added local perspective. Read our editorial standards.

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