A strong earthquake occurred off the Japanese Ogasawara Islands

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In the area of ​​the Japanese Ogasawara Islands, which is located at a distance of 1.2 thousand km south of Tokyo, an earthquake of magnitude 6.0 was recorded, as reported by the Japan Meteorological Administration.

According to the department, the epicenter of the tremors was located in the Pacific Ocean near the island of Chichijima, where about 2 thousand people live. The source of the earthquake was at a depth of about 50 km under the ocean floor, and the threat of a tsunami was not declared.

There is no information about casualties or damage yet.