BEIJING, March 2 (Xinhua) -- An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.1 jolted 2 km NNW of Ōhara, Japan at 16:49:03 GMT on Friday, the U.S. Geological Survey said.
The epicenter, with a depth of 20.8 km, was initially determined to be at 35.27 degrees north latitude and 140.38 degrees east longitude. ■