An earthquake of magnitude 6.1 struck off the coast of Tokyo on Friday. The Japan Meteorological Agency said no tsunami alert was issued after the shallow quake hit at 7:39 pm local time. Japan sits on the Pacific Ring of Fire and often gets tremors, but this one caused no alarm.
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An earthquake of magnitude 6.1 on the Richter scale struck off the coast of Tokyo on Friday. However, no tsunami alert was issued.
An earthquake of magnitude 6.1 on the Richter scale struck off the coast of Tokyo on Friday. However, no tsunami alert was issued.
The shallow quake hit the region at 7:39 pm (local time) in the sea off the coast of the country’s Kanto region, the Japan Meteorological Agency said on its website.
India’s National Centre for Seismology (NCS) also reported the tremor in a post on X, stating that the earthquake occurred at 4:09:29 pm IST.
The tremor was recorded at a depth of 40 km, with its epicentre located at latitude 35.087° North and longitude 142.254° East, NCS stated.
Japan is located along the seismically active Pacific Ring of Fire and frequently experiences earthquakes. The country has witnessed several devastating earthquakes over the years.
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November 06, 2026, 16:55 IST
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