Japan Earthquake: Magnitude 6.3 Quake Strikes Off Kyushu Island

Magnitude 6.3 Quake Strikes Off Japan's Kyushu Island
Seismograph recording of earthquake in Australia.Earthquakes generate seismic waves which can be detected with sensitive instrument called seismograph.
Seismograph recording of earthquake in Australia.Earthquakes generate seismic waves which can be detected with sensitive instrument called seismograph.

WASHINGTON, March 13 (Reuters) - A Magnitude 6.3 earthquake struck off Japan's southern island of Kyushu near the city of Oita, the U.S. Geological Survey said on Thursday.

It said the quake, initially reported as a magnitude 6.4, struck at 2:06 a.m. on Friday (1706 GMT on Thursday). It was 53.4 miles (83 km) deep and was centered 31 miles (50 km) northeast of Oita.

A 6.3 earthquake can cause severe damage, according to the USGS. (Reporting by Sandra Maler; Editing by Meredith Mazzilli)

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