Authorities probe reports of damage after magnitude 6.3 earthquake jolts Ishikawa
A magnitude 6.3 earthquake, which measured a strong 6 on the shindo (intensity) scale, jolted Ishikawa Prefecture on Friday afternoon, with authorities investigating reports of injuries and collapsed buildings.
There was no threat of a tsunami, but sea level changes of less than 20 cm were possible, the Meteorological Agency said. The Ishikawa Prefectural Police department was probing reports of injuries and damaged buildings, the Jiji news agency said.
The quake occurred at 2:42 p.m. on the northern tip of Ishikawa Prefecture’s Noto Peninsula on the Sea of Japan coast, located about 300 kilometers northwest of Tokyo.
Source: The Japan Times
