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6.5-magnitude earthquake strikes Bonin Islands region of Japan

By · Via Times of India · Published by Everything Blog

In short

The Bonin Islands region of Japan experienced a magnitude 6.3 earthquake early Sunday, while the Vanuatu Islands experienced a magnitude 6.16 earthquake on Sunday morning. The depth of the Japanese earthquake is not immediately available, and further details on potential damage and tsunami warnings are not yet available.

Key points

  • The depth of the earthquake is not immediately available, but further details on possible…: The depth of the earthquake is not immediately available, but further details on possible damage and whether a tsunami warning was issued are not yet available.
  • Additionally, a magnitude 6.16 earthquake struck the Vanuatu Islands on Sunday morning, a…: Additionally, a magnitude 6.16 earthquake struck the Vanuatu Islands on Sunday morning, according to the German Research Centre for Geosciences (GFZ).

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A magnitude 6.3 earthquake struck the Bonin Islands region of Japan early Sunday, news agency Reuters reported, citing the European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC).

Further details, including the depth of the earthquake, possible damage and whether a

tsunami warning was issued, were not immediately available.

Separately, a magnitude 6.16 earthquake struck the Vanuatu Islands on Sunday morning, according to the German Research Centre for Geosciences (GFZ).

Original source: timesofindia.indiatimes.com

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