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Central Japan may experience earthquakes with maximum intensity on its seven-tier scale system in the coming week, the Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA) said on Monday.

Torrents of water could reach as high as 5 meters and authorities urged people to flee to high land or a top of a nearby building as quickly as possible, according to NHK.

The Japan Meterological Agency reported quakes off the coast of Ishikawa and nearby prefectures shortly after 4 p.m., one of them with a preliminary magnitude of 7.6.

The quake that hit Java at 0452 GMT was epicentred at 8.19 degrees south latitude and 107.51 degrees east longitude, Xinhua news agency reported.

Indonesia's Meteorology, Climatology and Geophysical Agency said there was no danger of a tsunami but warned of possible aftershocks

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The earthquake occured at 5:55 am IST (Indian Standard Time) at a depth of 20km. The epicentre of the quake was located at 42km east of Tezpur

There has been no report of any casualty or damage to property from anywhere so far

According to the seismological centre, the tremors were felt around 5:30 am in parts of Islamabad, Rawalpindi, and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa

According to the China Earthquake Networks Centre, the shallow quake jolted Gansu and Qinghai provinces at 11:59 p.m. on Monday, with a focal depth of 10 kilometres.

The earthquake was also felt strongly in the cities of Xining and Haidong in Qinghai, where some houses collapsed and cracked.

There were no reports of casualties or damage as of now, officials said

The earthquake struck at 10:37 p.m. at a depth of 32 kilometres, according to the US Geological Survey

An earthquake of magnitude 4.2 jolted Pakistan on Tuesday, as reported by the National Center for Seismology

In a message on X, PM Modi expressed, "Profoundly saddened by the loss of lives and devastation caused by the Nepal earthquake.

As per reports at 3 am (local time) on Saturday, Jajarkot and West Rukum have suffered the most damage, with 92 deaths in Jajarkot alone, according to Deputy Superintendent of Police of Jajarkot district Santosh Roka, The Kathmandu Post reported. The victims include Nalgad Municipality Deputy Mayor Sarita Singh, Roka said.

The depth of the earthquake that occurred at 14:49:16 IST today in China was found to be 27 km

According to NCS, the earthquake in Afghanistan occurred at 10:11:10 (IST) at a depth of 100 kilometers

Earthquake of magnitude 4.5 on the Richter scale jolted Myanmar on Saturday morning

The depth of the quake that occurred at 21:22:18 IST today was found to be 10 km