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Magnitude 5.0 quake strikes Japan’s Fukui Prefecture

No tsunami warning issued

News Service
09:45 - 4/09/2020 Friday
Update: 09:49 - 4/09/2020 Friday
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A magnitude 5.0 earthquake struck Reihoku District in Japan’s Fukui Prefecture on Friday.

The Japan Meteorological Agency registered the quake around 9.10 a.m. local time (1210 GMT).

It occurred at a depth of 10 kilometers (6.2 miles).

No tsunami alert was issued.

*Writing by Sena Guler

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