6.5-magnitude quake jolts Japan island
Updated: 2010-11-30 15:30
(Xinhua)
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MixxBEIJING - An earthquake measuring 6.5 on the Richter Scale hit Bonin Islands, Japan at 11:24 Beijing Time (03:24 GMT) on Tuesday, according to the China Earthquake Networks Center.
The epicenter was monitored at 28.4 degrees north latitude and 139.2 degrees east longitude with a depth of about 460 kilometers, the center said.
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