Earthquake today: Quake of magnitude 6.1 strikes Japan; no tsunami warning issued

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An earthquake of magnitude of 6.1 on the Richter scale struck Iwate and Aomori prefectures in northern Japan on Tuesday, April 2, the Japan Meteorological Agency informed..

Additionally, an earthquake of magnitude of 3.5 on the Richter scale struck Himachal Pradesh's Lahaul and Spiti on Monday, the National Center for Seismology (NCS) informed..

The National Center for Seismology in a social media post on X (formerly Twitter) stated "Earthquake of Magnitude:3.5, Occurred on 01-04-2024, 22:37:01 IST, Lat: 32.73 & Long: 76.61, Depth: 5 Km, Location: Lahaul and Spiti, Himachal Pradesh, India."..

Earthquake of magnitude 4.5 on the Richter scale struck Maharashtra's Hingoli on March 21 as the tremors were felt at 6:08 am, the National Center for Seismology (NCS) reported..

The National Center for Seismology, in a post on X (formerly Twitter) tweeted, Earthquake of Magnitude: 4.5, Occurred on 21-03-2024, 06:08:30 IST, Lat: 19.48 & Long: 77.30, Depth: 10 Km ,Location: Hingoli, Maharashtra India.".

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