KUALA LUMPUR, March 12 (Bernama) -- A 6.5-magnitude earthquake hit the east coast of Honshu in Japan at 9.47am (10.47am in Japan) on Saturday, according to a statement from the Malaysian Meteorological Department.
It said the epicentre of the quake was 292km northeast of Tokyo and 4,243km northeast of Kudat in Sabah.
The department said the earthquake did not pose any tsunami threat to Malaysia.
The quake comes in the wake of a massive 8.9-magnitude earthquake yesterday afternoon which triggered a 10-metre high tsunami that lashed the northeastern part of Japan, resulting in up to 1,000 people killed in the double disaster.
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