Magnitude 5.7 earthquake hits off Japan coast

An earthquake of magnitude 5.7 rocked off the coast of the Honshu Island in Japan, the European-Mediterranean Seismological Center said.

According to it, the epicenter was located 76 km northeast of the city of Ishinomaki, where about 117,000 people live. The source was located at a depth of 50 km, News.Az reports, citing foreign media.

There was no information about casualties or damage. No tsunami threat has been announced.

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