Quake of magnitude 4.8 jolts central Japan: NHK

Tokyo, Mar 28: An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 4.8 jolted the Noto peninsula on the west coast of central Japan today, public broadcaster NHK said. The quake struck at 8:08 am (0438 IST).

There were no immediate reports of injuries or damage and no tsunami warning was issued.

A powerful earthquake in the same area on Sunday killed one person, injured over 200 and destroyed hundreds of homes.

Reuters

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