TOKYO: An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 6.1 struck off the south-east coast of Mie Prefecture, central Japan, on Sunday morning (Nov 1), the Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA) said.
According to the weather agency, the temblor occurred at around 7:15 a.m. local time at a depth of about 350 km, measuring 3 on Japan's 0-to-7 seismic-intensity scale in parts of Fukushima Prefecture.
The quake's epicentre was located at a latitude of 33.7 degrees north and a longitude of 137.1 degrees east.
No tsunami warning has been issued. - Xinhua
