This earthquake can have a no humanitarian impact based on the Magnitude and the affected population and their vulnerability.

• Earthquake Magnitude: 6.1M
• Depth: 518.19 Km
• Event Date: 17 Jun 2017 22:26 UTC
• Exposed Population: No people within 100km
• Inserted at: 17 Jun 2017 22:44 UTC

Known identifiers for this event: us20009nc2 (neicid)

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5.0 magnitude quake hit southern Japan; no tsunami threat
Wed, 21 Jun 2017 07:55:00 +0200   ibtimes-sg (en)

An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 5.0 hit southern Japan late on Tuesday, Japan Meteorological Agency said. However, the authorities said that there was no tsunami threat. The agency said the quake, which took place at 11:31 p.m. (10.31 a.m.

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Southern Japan hit by 5.0 magnitude quake
Wed, 21 Jun 2017 05:08:00 +0200   cyprusweekly (en)

An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 5.0 hit southern Japan late on Tuesday but was not likely to cause a tsunami, Japan Meteorological Agency said. The 11:31 p.m. (1431 GMT) quake was centred in the Bungo strait connecting the southern main islands of Kyushu and Shikoku, around 40 km deep, the agency said.

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M5.0 quake hits southwestern Japan; no tsunami danger
Wed, 21 Jun 2017 01:13:00 +0200   japantoday (en)

An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 5.0 hit southwestern Japan late on Tuesday but there was no danger of a tsunami, Japan Meteorological Agency said. The 11:31 p.m. quake was centred in the Bungo strait connecting the southern main islands of Kyushu and Shikoku, around 40 km deep, the agency said.

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