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World > Asia & Oceania
Magnitude 5.9 earthquake hits central Japan
By Agence France-Presse
Jun 03, 2024 9:34 am

TOKYO — A strong magnitude 5.9 earthquake shook central Japan on Monday but there was no tsunami warning, the Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA) said.

The shallow jolt, which hit at 6:31 a.m. (2131 GMT), was centered in the Noto Peninsula, where a devastating quake on January 1 killed more than 230 people.

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