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Strong earthquake hits southern Japan, injured

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The earthquake source was located at a depth of almost 42 kilometers

The epicenter of the disaster was located 24 kilometers from the city of Saiki with a population of 73,000 people.

An earthquake of magnitude 6.3 was recorded off the southwest coast of Japan. About it informed United States Geological Survey (USGS) on Friday, January 21st.

The earthquake occurred at 18:08 Kiev time. The epicenter of the disaster was in Oita Prefecture, 24 kilometers from the city of Saiki with a population of 73,000 people. The source of the tremors was located at a depth of almost 42 kilometers.

According to Kyodo News, as a result of the earthquake, four people were injured. The tremors were also felt in the west of Japan and in the central part of the country.

There were no reports of a tsunami threat or damage.

Earlier on Friday it became known about the earthquake in the Krivoy Rog region in the Dnepropetrovsk region. They recorded tremors with a magnitude of 3.3.

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