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TOKYO, Jan. 9 (Xinhua) -- An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 6.0 jolted Japan's central Niigata prefecture on Tuesday, the country's weather agency said.
The quake occurred at 5:59 p.m. local time with the epicenter near Sado Island off Niigata at a depth of 10 km, measuring 5 Lower on the country's seismic scale of 7, the Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA) said.
No tsunami warnings were issued.
The quake came amid a series of aftershocks following strong temblors with a major one of 7.6 magnitude that hit on New Year's Day in the Noto region of the neighboring prefecture of Ishikawa, which has killed at least 202 people so far. Enditem
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