Baku-APA. An earthquake measuring 5.3 on the Richter scale jolted near the east coast of Honshu, Japan at 0118 GMT on Tuesday, the U.S. Geological Survey said, APA reports quoting Xinhua.
The epicenter, with a depth of 35.21 km, was initially determined to be at 37.7049 degrees north latitude and 141.9259 degrees east longitude.