6.3-magnitude earthquake rattles central Japan: weather service
6.3-magnitude earthquake rattles central Japan: weather service
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Tokyo: The Ishikawa region in central Japan experienced an earthquake on Friday with a magnitude of 6.3, but no tsunami warning was issued, according to the weather service.
According to the Japan Meteorological Agency, the earthquake struck at 2:42 PM at a depth of 10 kilometres.

According to Japan Railway, Shinkansen bullet trains between Nagano and Kanazawa, a well-known tourist destination, have been halted. In Suzu City, Ishikawa, the earthquake was recorded as an upper six on the Japanese Shindo scale of up to seven, which could result in significant landslides. The US Geological Survey estimated the earthquake's magnitude to be 6.2.

Japan, which is located on the Pacific "Ring of Fire," a region of extremely active seismic activity that extends through Southeast Asia and across the Pacific basin, experiences earthquakes frequently.

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