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5.5-magnitude quake hits 226 km SSE of Katsuura, Japan

Tuesday, 17 May 2022


An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.5 jolted 226 km SSE of Katsuura, Japan at 13:17:51 GMT on Tuesday, the US Geological Survey said.

The epicentre, with a depth of 11.07 km, was initially determined to be at 33.3661 degrees north latitude and 141.5254 degrees east longitude, reports Xinhua.