Tremors were recorded off the coast of Japan’s Honshu island. This situation was officially reported Web site European-Mediterranean Seismological Center (EMSC).
The magnitude of the earthquake was recorded to be 5.1. It was also stated that the epicenter of the natural disaster was 190 kilometers away from the city of Hacinohe, which has a population of approximately 239 thousand. In addition, according to the center, the source of the tremors was located at a depth of 10 kilometers.
No other information was received about the situation in the earthquake area. Local government representatives did not comment on the incident and did not announce a tsunami threat.
Residents of the Kazakh city of Almaty on the night of February 24 felt tremors whose strength is estimated at three points. As stated by the press service of the Seismological Experimental and Methodological Expedition of the Ministry of Emergencies of the Republic, the magnitude of the earthquake was 6.1. The epicenter of the natural disaster was located in the territory of the People’s Republic of China.
Before this, a 6.3 magnitude earthquake occurred off the coast of Chile. Source of tremors found Two kilometers deep in the Pacific Ocean.
Previously in the Kamchatka region registered two earthquakes at once