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  • 5.3 magnitude earthquake hits Japan's Chiba Prefecture

    5.3 magnitude earthquake hits Japan's Chiba Prefecture File Photo 5.3 magnitude earthquake hits Japan's Chiba Prefecture

     An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.3 on Thursday struck off east coast of Japan's Chiba Prefecture, according to the Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA).

    The temblor occurred at around 7:14 a.m. local time, with its epicenter at a latitude of 35.1 degrees north and a longitude of 140.6 degrees east, and at a depth of 60 km.

    The quake logged 3 in some parts of Chiba Prefecture on the Japanese seismic intensity scale which peaks at 7.

    So far no tsunami warning has been issued.