Just In : Earthquake Of Magnitude 6.5 Strikes Japan’s Bonin Islands
According to a Reuters, the quake was at a depth of 503.2 km (312.7 miles), USGS said.
An earthquake of magnitude 6.5 struck Japan’s Bonin Islands, the United States Geological Survey (USGS) said on Saturday.
According to a Reuters, the quake was at a depth of 503.2 km (312.7 miles), USGS said.
The U.S. National Tsunami Warning Center said there was no tsunami warning from the quake, based on available data.
Japan, a country familiar with seismic activity, faced the aftermath of a strong 7.6 magnitude earthquake on New Year’s Day, 2024.
Taking a global perspective, recent seismic events serve as a stark reminder of the destructive potential of earthquakes.
The 7.8 magnitude earthquake in southeast Turkey last year claimed over 50,000 lives, while the 2015 Nepal earthquake, with a magnitude of 7.8, resulted in approximately 9,000 casualties. In October of the same year, a 6.3 magnitude earthquake struck Afghanistan, claiming the lives of more than 2,000 people.
