Urgent: 6.1-magnitude quake hits Volcano Islands, Japan region -- USGS-Xinhua

Urgent: 6.1-magnitude quake hits Volcano Islands, Japan region -- USGS

Source: Xinhua

Editor: huaxia

2024-02-12 20:02:16

HONG KONG, Feb. 12 (Xinhua) -- An earthquake with a magnitude of 6.1 jolted Volcano Islands, Japan region at 11:19:36 GMT on Monday, the U.S. Geological Survey said.

The epicenter, with a depth of 249.8 km, was initially determined to be at 22.03 degrees north latitude and 142.75 degrees east longitude. ■