An earthquake with a magnitude of 6.1 struck off Miyagi Prefecture in Japan on Saturday, according to the Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA).
The temblor occurred at around 11:44 am (local time), with its epicentre at a latitude of 38.7 degrees north and a longitude of 142.4 degrees east and at depth of 40 kilometres.
The quake logged 4 in some parts of Miyagi Prefecture on the Japanese seismic intensity scale which peaks at 7.
So far, no tsunami warning has been issued. (/Xinhua)
( With inputs from ANI )
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