Magnitude-6.1 quake hits off Tokyo, no tsunami alert: weather agency

The Star Malaysia · AFP · 2026-11-06 14:18 UTC

A magnitude-6.1 earthquake struck off the coast of Tokyo on Friday, Japanese authorities said, but no tsunami alert was issued.

The shallow quake hit at 7.39pm local time in the sea off the coast of the country’s Kanto region. -- PHOTO: SCREENGRAB FROM USGS / The Straits Times-ANN

Tokyo (AFP): A magnitude-6.1 earthquake struck off the coast of Tokyo on Friday, Japanese authorities said, but no tsunami alert was issued.

The shallow quake hit at 7:39 pm (1039 GMT) in the sea off the coast of the country's Kanto region, the Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA) said on its website.

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