An earthquake measuring 6.5 on the Richter scale struck Japan’s Bonin Islands, according to a statement from the United States Geological Survey (USGS) issued on Saturday.
The quake was reportedly at a depth of 503 kilometers (312.7 miles), according to the USGS. The US National Tsunami Warning Center said there was no tsunami warning from the quake, based on available data.
🔔#Earthquake (#earthquake) M6.5 occurred 273 km W of #Hutami (#Japan) 11 min ago (local time 17:35:34). More info at:
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Watch video from the moment of the earthquake
6.9 Earthquake Hit Bonin Islands, Japan – Tsunami Warning#earthquake #quake #tsunami
Long Version: pic.twitter.com/4gBxG6Y6bQ— Meteor News (@FishNewsChannel) April 27, 2024
[Earthquake Information April 27, 2024]
At around 17:35, there was an earthquake with its epicenter off the western coast of the Ogasawara Islands. The depth of the epicenter was approximately 540 km, the magnitude of the earthquake was M6.9, and a maximum seismic intensity of 3 was observed in Tokyo. There is no need to worry about a tsunami from this earthquake.#Japan #Earthquake pic.twitter.com/7qQPWUrSRa— People who like movies and games 🎥 (@venky_prabhas0) April 27, 2024
A few words about the Bonin Islands
The Ogasawara or Bonin Islands are an archipelago of 30 tropical islands about 1,000 kilometers south of Tokyo. Administratively they belong to Japan. The name Bonin is mainly used by English speakers (Bonin Islands) and is a variation of the word banin which in Japanese means no people or uninhabited. The only inhabited islands in the complex are Chichi-Jima and Haha-Jima.
The islands administratively belong to the Ogasawara Sub-prefectural Ward, which is part of the Tokyo Prefectural Ward. The sub-prefectural division also includes the Volcano Islands, which traditionally do not belong to the Ogasawara Islands. The current population of the Ogasawara Islands is approximately 2,440, 2,000 on Chichi-Jima and 440 on Haha-Jima. Another island, Iwo Jima, is inhabited in the sub-prefectural division, where military personnel reside.
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