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Sunday, June 29, 2014, 15:04
M6.2 quake jolts Iwo Jima Island, Japan
By Xinhua

TOKYO, June 29 - A 6.2-magnitude quake jolted near Iwo Jima Island, Japan at around 2:58 p.m. local time Sunday. No tsunami warnings were issued immediately, according to the Japan Meteorological Agency.

The epicenter was initially determined at 24.6 degrees north latitude and 142.2 degrees east longitude, with a depth of 170 km.

The quake was registered 3 in Ogasawara area on the Japanese seismic intensity scale of 7, said the agency, adding the quake poses no tsunami risk.

 
 
 
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