Magnitude 7.0 earthquake hits Japan's Ogasawara Islands; no tsunami threat
The Japan Meteorological Agency put the preliminary magnitude at 7.0, while the US Geological Survey recorded 6.5; the Pacific Tsunami Warning Centre said there was no tsunami threat, and no casualties or damage had been reported.
An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 7.0 struck waters near Japan’s Ogasawara Islands in the Pacific Ocean on Sunday, the Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA) said, with no tsunami warnings issued. The agency said there was no threat of a tsunami. (https://www.wam.ae/en/article/c2x5uvr-70-magnitude-earthquake-jolts-japans-ogasawara; https://www.azernews.az/region/266161.html)
The United States Geological Survey (USGS) put the quake at magnitude 6.5 in the Bonin Islands region — the historical Western name for the Ogasawara group — at 02:09 UTC on Sunday (07:09 PKT), at a depth of 492.4 kilometres. The European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre also reported magnitude 6.5 at the same depth. The USGS issued a Green alert, meaning a low likelihood of casualties or damage. (https://www.europesays.com/japan/111947/)
The Pacific Tsunami Warning Centre said in a bulletin issued at 02:24 UTC that there was no tsunami threat. The Ogasawara Islands lie about 1,200 kilometres south of Tokyo and have a total population of approximately 2,500. No casualties or damage had been reported. (https://www.europesays.com/japan/111947/; https://www.azernews.az/region/266161.html)
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