Magnitude 5.1 Earthquake Hits Ehime, Hiroshima Prefectures; No Tsunami Expected
15:32 JST, February 26, 2024
A magnitude 5.1 earthquake struck Ehime Prefecture in Shikoku at around 3:24 p.m. Monday, measuring 4 on the Japanese seismic scale of 7 including Imabari, Saijo, and Matsuyama in Ehime Prefecture, and Kure and Fuchu in Hiroshima Prefecture.
No tsunami advisory was issued due to the earthquake.
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