Tokyo, June 25 (Jiji Press)–A powerful earthquake hit northeastern Japan on Thursday morning, measuring upper 6, the second-highest level on the country’s seismic intensity scale, in Aomori Prefecture. The temblor, with an estimated magnitude of 6.9, occurred around 7:30 a.m. at a depth of about 50 kilometers off Iwate Prefecture, south of Aomori, according to the Japan Meteorological Agency. The seismic intensity level of upper 6 was registered in the Aomori town of Hashikami. The neighboring city of Hachinohe in the prefecture logged lower 6, the third-highest level on the Japanese scale, the agency said. END [Copyright The Jiji Press, Ltd.]
Powerful Quake Hits Northeastern Japan
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