Tokyo, Jan. 23 (Jiji Press)--An earthquake with an estimated magnitude of 5.0 occurred in Fukushima Prefecture, northeastern Japan, around 2:49 a.m. Thursday, the Japan Meteorological Agency said.

An intensity of lower 5 on Japan's seismic scale of zero to 7 was observed in the prefecture's Hinoemata Village. The Meteorological Agency estimates that the focus was at a depth of 4 kilometers.

Tokyo, Jan. 23 (Jiji Press)--An earthquake with an estimated magnitude of 5.2 occurred in Fukushima Prefecture, northeastern Japan, around 2:49 a.m. Thursday, the Japan Meteorological Agency said.

The Japan Meteorological Agency has a unique seismic scale called shindo that measures the degree of shaking in the event of an earthquake. This set of numbers — ranging from 0 to 7 — is ...

In Tokushima, in the neighboring prefecture of the same name ... and 20 cm for the southern Kyushu region. The Japan Meteorological Agency forecasts continued snow for many parts of Japan for ...

The farthest south was Mount Hakusan in Ishikawa Prefecture, which he confirmed with a photo taken in January 2018. According to the Japan Meteorological Agency, the average temperature in Japan ...

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