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1st LD Writethru: 6.2-magnitude earthquake strikes Shimane Prefecture in W. Japan, no tsunami warning issued

Xinhua
| January 6, 2026
2026-01-06

TOKYO, Jan. 6 (Xinhua) -- An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 6.2 struck Shimane Prefecture in western Japan on Tuesday, with no tsunami warning issued, the country's weather agency said.

The temblor occurred at 10:18 a.m. local time in eastern Shimane Prefecture at a depth of about 10 kilometers, measuring upper 5 on Japan's seismic scale of 7 in the hardest-hit areas in Shimane and Tottori prefectures, said the Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA).

The quake's epicenter was located at a latitude of 35.3 degrees north and a longitude of 133.2 degrees east.

An earthquake early warning was issued for this quake, according to the JMA. Enditem

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