5.8-magnitude quake hits 115 km E of Yamada, Japan: USGS-Xinhua

5.8-magnitude quake hits 115 km E of Yamada, Japan: USGS

Source: Xinhua

Editor: huaxia

2023-08-25 07:11:00

NEW YORK, Aug. 24 (Xinhua) -- An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.8 jolted 115 km E of Yamada, Japan, at 22:48:26 GMT on Thursday, the U.S. Geological Survey said.

The epicenter, with a depth of 35.0 km, was initially determined to be at 39.57 degrees north latitude and 143.28 degrees east longitude.