Magnitude 6 earthquake strikes off Japanese coast: USGS

A magnitude 6 earthquake struck off the east coast of Japan in the early hours of Sunday, the US Geological Survey reported.

A magnitude 6 earthquake struck off the east coast of Japan in the early hours of Sunday, the US Geological Survey reported.

A magnitude 6 earthquake struck off the east coast of Japan in the early hours of Sunday, the US Geological Survey reported. (Representational Image: Shutterstock)

The quake’s epicentre was offshore, 192km (120 miles) east of Hachinohe, Honshu island at a depth of 10km.

There was no tsunami warning in effect, according to the Pacific Tsunami Warning Centre.