Strong quake hits near east coast of Honshu

Apr 29, 7:50 pm

Tokyo, April 29 (Xinhua-ANI): An earthquake measuring 5.9 on the Richter scale jolted near the east coast of Honshu, Japan at 1028 GMT on Sunday, the U.S. Geological Survey said.

The epicenter, with a depth of 34.50 km, was initially determined to be at 35.5900 degrees north latitude and 140.5185 degrees east longitude. (Xinhua-ANI)

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