The US Geological Survey put the magnitude of the quake at 6.2. theSun theSundaily earthquake Japan agency
: A magnitude 6.3 earthquake struck Japan’s central Ishikawa region today but no tsunami warning was issued, the weather agency said.Shinkansen bullet trains were suspended between Nagano and Kanazawa, a popular tourist site, according to Japan Railway.
The quake registered an upper six on the Japanese Shindo scale of up to seven in Suzu city, Ishikawa, meaning it could cause major landslides.Earthquakes are common in Japan, which sits on the Pacific “Ring of Fire”, an arc of intense seismic activity that stretches through Southeast Asia and across the Pacific basin. – AFP
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