6.6-magnitute earthquake rocks Tottori prefecture in western Japan
Bernama
October 21, 2016 14:28 MYT
October 21, 2016 14:28 MYT
The earthquake logged 6 minus on the Japanese seismic intensity scale which peaks at 7 in Tottori prefecture and some other areas. - Filepic
An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 6.6 rocked Japan's Tottori prefecture at 14:07 local time, Japan Meteorological Agency said Friday, according to China's Xinhua news agency.
The tremor was centred in the central part of the Tottori prefecture, with the epicenter at a latitude of 35.4 degrees north and a longitude of 133.9 degrees east and at depth of 10 km.
The earthquake logged 6 minus on the Japanese seismic intensity scale which peaks at 7 in Tottori prefecture and some other areas. -- BERNAMA