Magnitude 5.6 quake hits off northern Japan

Author: app/afp

TOKYO: A magnitude 5.6 undersea earthquake struck Japan Monday off the coast of Fukushima prefecture, though there were no immediate reports of damages.

The quake struck at about 4:00 pm (0700 GMT) at a depth of some 28 kilometres (17 miles), the US Geological Survey said.There was no threat of a tsunami from the quake, the Japan Meteorological Agency said.

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