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5.6-magnitude quake hits off Japan's Aomori Prefecture

Xinhua
| December 26, 2025
2025-12-26

TOKYO, Dec. 26 (Xinhua) -- An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 5.6 struck off Aomori Prefecture in northern Japan early Friday, the country's weather agency said.

The temblor occurred at 1:17 a.m. local time off Aomori's Pacific coast at a depth of 40 km, measuring 3 on Japan's seismic scale of 7, said the Japan Meteorological Agency.

The quake's epicenter was located at a latitude of 41.2 degrees north and a longitude of 142.6 degrees east.

No tsunami advisory was issued. Enditem

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