Earthquake jolts eastern Japan's Chiba, no tsunami warning


Reuters | Published: May 17, 2018 09:49:50 | Updated: May 19, 2018 10:22:42


Earthquake jolts Japan

An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 5.3 hit eastern Japan on Thursday, the Japan Meteorological Agency said.

The epicentre of the quake was off the coast of Chiba prefecture, the agency said, adding that a tsunami warning had not been issued.

There were no immediate reports of damage.

 

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