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Another 6.1 M Earthquake Off Coast of Honshu, Japan

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(USGS)

Park Forest, IL–(ENEWSPF)– The earth’s crust is still settling off the coast of Japan. On Thursday, more than a month since the March 11 9.0 magnitude quake and subsequent tsunami, another aftershock registered, this one clocking in at 6.1 magnitude, the United States Geological Survey reports.

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Rumbling perilously close to Tokyo at 8:37:03 AM (CDT), the epicenter was only 64 km (39 miles) E of TOKYO, Japan; 76 km (47 miles) ENE of Yokohama, Honshu, Japan; 82 km (50 miles) S of Mito, Honshu, Japan; and 115 km (71 miles) SSE of Utsunomiya, Honshu, Japan.

quake intensity
This map shows areas where residents of Japan reported feeling the quake. (USGS)
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