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Earthquake Hits Northern Japan’s Aomori Prefecture; No Tsunami Expected

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An earthquake struck Aomori Prefecture on Wednesday around 3:40 p.m., measuring four on the seven-level Japanese seismic intensity scale.

No tsunami is expected to result, according to the Japan Meteorological Agency.

The earthquake, with an estimated magnitude of 5.1, occurred at a depth of about 10 kilometers.

Tremors with an intensity of four on the Japanese scale were recorded in the towns of Hiranai and Noheji, among others in the prefecture.
 
 

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