Magnitude 6.1 earthquake hits Japan

The UAE's seismic network has recorded a 6.1-magnitude earthquake in Japan on Tuesday, said the National Centre of Meteorology (NCM).

The tremor was detected at 5.47pm, UAE time.

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The European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre has also recorded a magnitude 6.2 earthquake near the west coast of Honshu, Japan.

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The earthquake was at a depth of 8 km (5 miles).

No tsunami warning was issued, Japanese public broadcaster NHK reported.

(With inputs from Reuters)

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