Earthquake of 6.5 magnitude hits Japan

Earthquake of 6.5 magnitude hits Japan

The epicentre was located in the southeast of Honshu in Japan

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An earthquake of magnitude 6.5 on the Richter scale struck the southeast of Honshu in Japan on Monday, the GFZ German Research Centre for Geosciences said.

The quake was at a depth of 10 kilometres (6.21 miles), GFZ added.

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