Magnitude 6.9 quake hits northern Japan
Magnitude 6.9 earthquake hits northern Japan
📍 The outcome
A powerful earthquake, reported between magnitude 6.9 and 7.2, struck off northern Japan and jolted Yamanashi and surrounding areas. Other tremors were reported near Tokyo and in the Kanto region.
No tsunami warnings were triggered.
Epilogue added 41d ago, after coverage quieted.
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The brief
A 6.9-magnitude earthquake struck off northern Japan. Coverage emphasizes the quake's location and magnitude, with multiple outlets reporting on the event.
Sources include Kyodo News, KOMO, ABC7 Los Angeles, The New York Times, and japantimes.co.jp. The situation is being monitored, with further updates likely to provide information on any damage or impact.
Synthesized by Newsylist from the headlines below under a strict no-invention contract. ✓ fact-checked: all claims supported by sources Updated 45d ago.
Who reported it (25)
- Shops suffer as a powerful 7.2 magnitude earthquake strikes off northern Japan Yahoo · 44d ago
- A powerful 7.2 magnitude earthquake strikes off northern Japan. No tsunami warning is triggered PBS · 44d ago
- Strong earthquake jolts Yamanashi and surrounding areas The Japan Times · 44d ago
- Powerful 7.2-magnitude earthquake strikes off northern Japan New York Post · 44d ago
- Earthquake Hits Close to Japan’s Mt Fuji, No Tsunami Expected Bloomberg.com · 45d ago
- Map: 5.7-Magnitude Earthquake Strikes Near Tokyo The New York Times · 45d ago
- Map: 5.7-Magnitude Earthquake Strikes Near Tokyo The New York Times · 45d ago
- A powerful 6.9-magnitude earthquake strikes off northern Japan PBS · 45d ago
- Magnitude 6.9 quake strikes Japan's northeast, no tsunami warning Reuters · 45d ago
- A powerful 7.2 magnitude earthquake strikes off northern Japan. No tsunami warning is triggered AP News · 45d ago
- M5.8 Earthquake Hits Kanto Region in Japan; No Tsunami Expected (Update 2) The Japan News · 45d ago
- 7.2 magnitude earthquake strikes off northern Japan Shoreline Media Group · 45d ago
- Major earthquakes strike California, Venezuela and Japan within 24 hours News 9 · 45d ago
- Two separate powerful Earthquakes shake Japan's coast & Venezuela National Desk · 45d ago
- Magnitude 7.2 Quake Shakes Northern Japan; No Tsunami Threat Bloomberg · 45d ago
- Earthquakes Rock Japan, Venezuela And U.S. On Same Day Yahoo · 45d ago
- Powerful 6.9-magnitude earthquake strikes off northern Japan. No tsunami warning ABC7 Chicago · 45d ago
- Japan govt. panel urges vigilance after M7.2 quake nhk.or.jp · 45d ago
- M6.9 Earthquake Hits Japan’s Aomori Prefecture, No Tsunami Warning Issued The Japan News · 45d ago
- M6.9 quake hits northeastern Japan, no tsunami warning Japan Wire by Kyodo News · 45d ago
- Earthquake alert (automated) Japan Wire by Kyodo News · 45d ago
- Two separate powerful Earthquakes shake Japan's coast & Venezuela KOMO · 45d ago
- Powerful 6.9-magnitude earthquake strikes off northern Japan, meteorological agency says ABC7 Los Angeles · 45d ago
- Map: 6.9-Magnitude Earthquake Shakes Japan The New York Times · 45d ago
- Magnitude 6.9 quake hits northern Japan japantimes.co.jp · 45d ago broke it first
Quick answers
Where did the earthquake occur?
Northern Japan
What was the magnitude of the earthquake?
6.9
What sources are reporting on the earthquake?
Kyodo News, KOMO, ABC7 Los Angeles, The New York Times, japantimes.co.jp
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