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The quake logged four in some parts of Chiba Prefecture on the Japanese seismic intensity scale which peaks at 7.
A 5.9 magnitude earthquake jolted the east coast of Japan’s Chiba Prefecture on Friday, according to the Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA).
No tsunami warning has been issued so far.
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The quake logged four in some parts of Chiba Prefecture on the Japanese seismic intensity scale which peaks at 7.
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Last year, in June, at least 16 people were injured after a strong 6.4 magnitude earthquake hit Japan, that issued a tsunami advisory later.
In 2018, a 5.6-magnitude earthquake rocked western Japan that left five people injured and damaged buildings and roads.
Japan sits on the so-called Pacific “Ring of Fire” where a large proportion of the worlds earthquakes and volcanic eruptions are recorded.
A devastating magnitude 9.0 quake — which struck under the Pacific Ocean on March 11, 2011 — and a resulting tsunami caused widespread damage and claimed the lives of thousands of people.
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