Earth trembled in Japan, earthquake of 6.3 magnitude occurred
Strong earthquake tremors were felt in Japan on Thursday (28 December). The intensity of the earthquake in Kuril Islands was measured at 6.3 magnitude. There is no news of any casualty in this. Also, according to officials, no warning has been issued regarding tsunami. According to media reports, an earthquake has occurred for the third time in the last 3 days.
There was a stampede due to the earthquake in the Japanese Kuril Islands. People left their homes and ran outside. Although there is no news of loss of life or property due to the earthquake, people are in panic. According to the United States Geological Survey, two earthquakes were felt here within half an hour. The first shock of the earthquake came at 2.45 pm. After this there was a shock of 5.0 magnitude at 3:07 pm.
Earthquakes are continuously occurring in Japan
According to reports, earthquakes have been occurring continuously in Japan for the last three days. Earlier, earthquake tremors were felt in Japan on 26 December and 27 December also. Earthquake tremors were felt in Izu Island of Japan on 26 December and Hokkaido on 27 December. It is known that earlier this month, a tsunami warning was issued on the southwestern coast after a 7.5 magnitude earthquake in Mindanao, southern Philippines. At the same time, on May 5, an earthquake of 6.5 magnitude occurred in western Ishikawa Prefecture of Japan, due to which many people were injured and some buildings collapsed.
According to the Geophysics Agency of Japan, the intensity of the earthquake that occurred in Japan on December 26 was 4.9 on the Richter scale and the depth of this earthquake was 431.3 kilometers, but there was no casualty or damage to property due to this earthquake. The intensity of the earthquake that occurred on December 27 was 5 points, depth was 65.5 kilometers.