Baku-APA. An earthquake measuring 5.8 on the Richter scale jolted Izu Islands, Japan region at 17:04:44 GMT on Thursday, the U.S. Geological Survey said, APA reports quoting Xinhua.
The epicenter, with a depth of 468.96 km, was initially determined to be at 30.629 degrees north latitude and 137.8993 degrees east longitude.