TOKYO, Dec. 4 (Xinhua) -- An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 4.3 jolted Japan's Ibaraki Prefecture on Wednesday, the country's weather agency said.
According to the Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA), the temblor occurred at 7:11 p.m. local time at a depth of 50 km, measuring 3 on Japan's seismic intensity scale which peaks at 7. Tremors were felt in parts of Tokyo.
The temblor's epicenter was located at a latitude of 36.1 degrees north and a longitude of 139.9 degrees east. ■
