Wednesday, October 5, 2011


5.3 Magnitude Earthquake EASTERN HONSHU, JAPAN - 5th Oct 2011

A magnitude 5.3 earthquake has struck Eastern Honshu, Japan at a depth of 9.8 km (6.1 miles), the quake hit at 10:00:02 UTC Wednesday 5th October 2011.
The epicenter was 50 km ( 31 miles) WSW of Nagano, Honshu, Japan
No Tsunami Warning Issued - No reports of Damage or Injuries r
eported at this time

Note: USGS has this listed as a 4.9 Magnitude Earthquake, the Japanese Meteorological Agency still has this Earthquake registered as a 5.3 Magnitude and has not been downgraded at any stage.

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