4.6-Magnitude Earthquake Hits Off Japanese Coast

A 4.6-magnitude earthquake has struck off the coast of Japan, according to the U.S. Geological Survey on Monday.
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4.6-Magnitude Earthquake Hits Off Japanese Coast
A screenshot of the USGS website shows where the earthquake struck off the coast of Japan.
Jack Phillips
6/3/2013
Updated:
7/18/2015

A 4.6-magnitude earthquake has struck off the coast of Japan, according to the U.S. Geological Survey on Monday.

The quake hit around 20 miles off the coast of Ofunato, a city in Japan’s Iwate prefecture and around 240 miles from Tokyo, according to the agency.

The quake had a depth of 32.7 miles.

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