Magnitude 6.9 earthquake off Russia apparently triggers Japan’s earthquake early warning


TOKYO: A magnitude 6.9 earthquake occurred in the sea off the Kamchatka Peninsula in Russia around 12:38pm on Friday (Oct 16), according to the Japan Meteorological Agency.

Due to its distance from the epicentre, Hakodate, Hokkaido, registered a 1 on the Japanese seismic intensity scale of 7.

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