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Magnitude 6.2 quake hits off Iwo Jima, Japan-USGS

by Reuters
Sunday, 29 June 2014 06:19 GMT

SINGAPORE, June 29 (Reuters) - A magnitude 6.2 earthquake hit 84 miles (167 km) east-southeast of Iwo Jima in the Volcano Islands of Japan on Sunday, the U.S. Geological Survey said.

Japanese radio NHK said there was no threat of a tsunami.

USGS earlier reported the quake was of 6.4 magnitude. (Editing by Matt Driskill)

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