5.6-magnitude quake hits 229 km SSE of Katsuura, Japan: USGS

HONG KONG, May 17– An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.6 jolted 229 km SSE of Katsuura, Japan at 06:04: 53 GMT on Tuesday, the U.S. Geological Survey said.

HONG KONG, May 17 (Xinhua) — An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.6 jolted 229 km SSE of Katsuura, Japan at 06:04:53 GMT on Tuesday, the U.S. Geological Survey said.

The epicenter, with a depth of 10.0 km, was initially determined to be at 33.4051 degrees north latitude and 141.6684 degrees east longitude. Enditem