Earthquake of magnitude of 6.3 hits western Japan, no tsunami warning

Earthquake of magnitude of 6.3 hits western Japan, no tsunami warning

Earthquake of magnitude of 6.3 hits western Japan, no tsunami warning

An earthquake with a magnitude of 6.3 struck off Japan’s western prefecture Ishikawa on Friday, authorities mentioned.

No tsunami warning was issued after the quake, public broadcaster NHK mentioned.

No abnormalities had been reported on the Shika nuclear energy plant positioned in Ishikawa prefecture, in addition to on the Kashiwazaki-Kariwa plant in neighboring prefecture of Niigata, broadcaster NTV and Kyodo news company mentioned. — Reuters

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