(A typo has been corrected in the third paragraph.) (Update) M6.3 Earthquake Strikes Northeastern Japan Tokyo, May 15 (Jiji Press)–An earthquake with an estimated magnitude of 6.3 struck northeastern Japan on Friday, measuring up to lower 5, the fifth-highest level on the Japanese seismic intensity scale, according to the Japan Meteorological Agency. The quake occurred around 8:22 p.m. at a depth of about 50 kilometers off the coast of Miyagi Prefecture. It did not cause a tsunami. The Miyagi city of Ishinomaki registered lower 5 on the seismic intensity scale, and the Miyagi city of Kesennuma and the city of Ofunato in neighboring Iwate Prefecture registered 4, the sixth-highest level. Following the quake, East Japan Railway Co., or JR East, temporarily suspended services on the Tohoku Shinkansen bullet train line between Tokyo and Shin-Aomori stations. END [Copyright The Jiji Press, Ltd.]
(Update) M6.3 Earthquake Strikes Northeastern Japan
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