- ARAB NEWS
- 25 Apr 2024
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Arab News Japan
TOKYO: An earthquake observing a maximum seismic intensity of 3 struck Ishikawa Prefecture in northern Japan at around 14:52 on Dec. 31.
The quake had a magnitude of 4.2 at a shallow depth of 10 kilometers. The epicenter of the quake, the 10th significant temblor in the area this year, was at the Noto Peninsula, the Japan Meteorological Agency reported.
There was no danger of a tsunami, despite being near the coast of the Sea of Japan.
Experts said this earthquake was a reverse fault type with a pressure axis in a northwest-southeast direction. They added that it was similar to the other quakes in the region this year that have been occurring since May.
