Monitoring Desk
HONG KONG: An earthquake with a 6.3 magnitude jolted Izu Islands, Japan, at 04:49:52 GMT on Monday, the United States Geological Survey (USGS) said.
USGS
The United States Geological Survey, formerly simply known as the Geological Survey, is a scientific agency of the US. The scientists at the Geological Survey study the landscape of the US, the natural hazards that threaten it besides the country’s natural resources.
The epicenter, with a depth of 409.088 kilometers (km), was initially determined to be at 139.3466
degrees east longitude and 29.0005 degrees north latitude.
