Earthquake in Japan: 4.7-Magnitude Quake Rocks Noto Region in Ishikawa Prefecture, No Tsunami Warning Issued

Tokyo, February 11: A 4.7 magnitude earthquake with jolted Japan's Noto region in Ishikawa prefecture, the weather agency said here on Sunday. Earthquake in Japan: Quake of Magnitude 4.8 Jolts Tokyo, Kanagawa Prefecture, No Tsunami Warning Issued

The temblor hit the region at 12:36 p.m. local time (0336 GMT) and was epicentred at a latitude of 37.4 degrees north and a longitude of 137.2 degrees east with depth of 10 km, the Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA) said. Earthquake in Japan: Magnitude 7.4 Quake Strikes Western Japan, Tsunami Warning Issued (Watch Videos)

Due to the quake, horizontal shaking was felt in the city of Wajima for about five seconds, which measures 4 on Japan's seismic intensity scale which peaks at 7. No tsunami warning has been issued, Xinhua news agency reported.

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