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6.0-magnitude quake hits near east coast of Honshu, Japan: GFZ

Published: 10 Dec 2025 - 07:35 pm | Last Updated: 10 Dec 2025 - 07:37 pm
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Xinhua

Hong Kong: An earthquake with a magnitude of 6.0 jolted near east coast of Honshu, Japan at 14:52:25 GMT on Wednesday, the GFZ German Research Centre for Geosciences said.

The epicenter, with a depth of 48.7 km, was initially determined to be at 40.87 degrees north latitude and 142.76 degrees east longitude.