An earthquake of magnitude 5.1 was recorded in southwestern Japan.

An earthquake of magnitude 5.1 was recorded in southwestern Japan, there is no threat of a tsunami. This was announced on Sunday, January 11, on the website of the meteorological department of the country.

According to the data provided by experts, the source of the tremors lay at a depth of about 60 km in the area of Iwate Prefecture.

According to the operational map, the seismic event was felt in Yamaguchi, Oita and Ehime prefectures, in addition, weaker tremors were also noticeable in 15 other regions of the country.

There was no information about casualties or damage.

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The day before, the staff of the Meteorological Department of Japan also reported an earthquake. A magnitude 5.5 seismic event centered at a depth of 30 km occurred in the Ogasawara Archipelago of Japan (Bonin Islands). At that time, the tsunami threat was also not announced.

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