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Magnitude 4.8 quake shakes Tokyo and Kanagawa in Japan

Jan 28, 2024

Tokyo [Japan], January 28: An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 4.8 struck Tokyo, Kanagawa Prefecture and other surrounding areas on Sunday morning, but there was no danger of a tsunami, the Japanese Meteorological Agency said.
The 8:59 a.m. quake registered a maximum of shindo 4 on the Japanese seismic intensity scale to 7 in central Tokyo and other areas of the capital and Yokohama, the agency said, with the epicenter in Tokyo Bay at a depth of 80 kilometres.
Source: Emirates News Agency

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11th Global Kokan Festival 2025 Receives Overwhelming Response, Driving Investment and Cultural Renaissance in Konkan Region

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