Earthquakes in Japan, Indonesia and South Africa |=> Posted in Bac Giang newspaper

On June 11, consecutive earthquakes occurred in Hokkaido province in northern Japan, Papua province in eastern Indonesia and Gauteng province in South Africa.

On June 11, the Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA) said that a magnitude 6.2 earthquake shook some areas of Hokkaido province, northern Japan.

According to JMA, the earthquake occurred at 6:55 p.m. (local time) with a focal depth of 140 km. JMA assessed the seismic intensity at level 5 on a 7-level scale. The epicenter of the earthquake was located off the coast of Urakawa town at 42.5 degrees north latitude and 142.0 degrees east longitude. No tsunami warning has been issued yet.

* The Indonesian Meteorology, Climatology and Geophysics Agency said on June 11 that a magnitude 5.2 earthquake shook Papua province, eastern Indonesia.

The earthquake occurred at 1:51 p.m. Jakarta time (Vietnam time), with its epicenter 18 kilometers northeast of Waropen district and a depth of 48 kilometers. The earthquake's tremors are unlikely to cause large waves.

* According to the United States Geological Survey (USGS), on June 11, a magnitude 5 earthquake occurred near the city of Johannesburg in Gauteng province of South Africa, shaking many buildings.

The USGS said the quake struck at 02:38 local time (07:38 Vietnam time) at a depth of 10 km. Buildings across Gauteng, South Africa's most populous province, shook as the quake shook. People across the province felt the tremors. Some photos posted on social media showed some walls were slightly damaged.

In August 2014, a magnitude 5.3 earthquake struck a gold mining town near Johannesburg. The last time South Africa experienced a major earthquake was in 1969, when a magnitude 6.3 quake shook the Western Cape province.

According to VNA

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