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Magnitude 6.1 earthquake strikes off Tokyo with no tsunami warning

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A magnitude 6.1 earthquake struck the coast of Japan’s Kanto region, east of Tokyo, on Friday 6 November at a depth of 10 kilometres. The earthquake occurred at 7.39pm local time without triggering a tsunami warning, according to the Japan Meteorological Agency, cited by AFP.

A magnitude 6.1 earthquake occurred on Friday at 7.39pm local time off Japan’s Kanto region, which includes Tokyo, at a depth of ten kilometres beneath the epicentre. No tsunami warning was issued, the Japan Meteorological Agency said, L’essentiel reports.

The earthquake occurred at sea, east of the Kanto region, according to the Japan Meteorological Agency.

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