Southern Japan Shook By 5.7 Magnitude Earthquake

Tokyo, (Pakistan Point News – 26th September, 2016) : Japan's southern Okinawa island and a chain of neighboring islands shook on Monday morning by an earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 5.7. No tsunami warning was issued and there were no immediate reports of damage or injury. Earthquakes are common in Japan which is considered as one of the world's most seismically active areas. Japan accounts for about 20 percent of the world's earthquakes of magnitude 6 or greater.