Earthquake of magnitude 6.5 strikes Japan's Bonin Islands, USGS says


The quake was at a depth of 503.2km. - PHOTO: SCREENGRAB FROM USGS via The Straits Times/ANN

TOKYO (Reuters): An earthquake of magnitude 6.5 struck Japan's Bonin Islands, the United States Geological Survey (USGS) said on Saturday.

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.

(Reporting by Rishabh Jaiswal in Bengaluru; Editing by William Mallard) - Reuters

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