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Magnitude-6.0 Quake Strikes Off Noda, Japan on New Year's Eve

Officials are evaluating the offshore jolt as part of a monthlong seismic sequence in northern Japan.

Overview

  • The United States Geological Survey reported the quake about 91 km east of Noda at 40.112°N, 142.889°E.
  • USGS measured the depth at 19.3 km and put the magnitude at 6.0.
  • Initial reports did not cite any damage or casualties following the offshore shaking.
  • The event follows early-December activity that included a powerful M7.5–7.6 offshore mainshock and subsequent aftershocks across the region.
  • Separately, the National Center for Seismology recorded a magnitude-3.4 earthquake in Tibet earlier in the day at a depth of 10 km.