USGS: Magnitude 6.0 earthquake shakes Japan
The United States Geological Survey (USGS) announced on August 20 that a magnitude 6.0 earthquake occurred about 167 km east-northeast of Miyako Island, Japan.
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The epicenter, at a depth of 10km, was initially determined at 40.3564 degrees North latitude and 143.6799 degrees East longitude.
Earlier, on the afternoon of August 19 (Hanoi time), a 7.4-magnitude earthquake also shook the British territory of South Georgia in the South Atlantic.
According to the US Geological Survey (USGS), the epicenter of the earthquake was at a depth of 10 km, 316 km from the British Antarctic research station.
Meanwhile, the China Earthquake Networks Center said the magnitude of this earthquake was 7.5 on the Richter scale.
According to VIETNAM+
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