The first quake, a 6.0 magnitude, was reported at 9:26 a.m. local time 8:26 p.m. (EST); 00:26 (UTC) , 165 km (105 miles) north, north east of Ishigaki-jima, in the Ryukyu Islands in Japan. The second quake of 5.6 magnitude struck just five minutes after the first and a 6.1 magnitude quake struck just over an hour later . A third quake, a 5.9 magnitude , struck about 15 minutes later.
The first quake, a 6.0 magnitude, was reported at 9:26 a.m. local time ( 00:26 UTC) , 165 km (105 miles) north, north east of Ishigaki-jima, in the Ryukyu Islands in Japan. The second quake of 5.6 magnitude struck just five minutes after the first and a 6.1 magnitude quake struck just over an hour later , followed by a magnitude 5.9 about 15 minutes later.
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