An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.1 jolted 157 km ENE of Hachinohe, Japan at 17:16:54 GMT on Friday, the U.S. Geological Survey said, Trend reports citing Xinhua.
The epicenter, with a depth of 16.9 km, was initially determined to be at 40.9401 degrees north latitude and 143.2746 degrees east longitude.