Moderate quake hits off Japan

A moderate 5.6-magnitude earthquake struck off southern Japan on Tuesday, the US Geological Survey said. There were no immediate reports of damage or casualties and no tsunami alert was issued.

A moderate 5.6-magnitude earthquake struck off southern Japan on Tuesday, the US Geological Survey said.

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There were no immediate reports of damage or casualties and no tsunami alert was issued.

The quake hit at 22:17 (13:17 GMT) at a depth of 10 kilometres (6.25 miles) under the Pacific Ocean and about 120 kilometres southwest of Ishigaki-jima, in the Ryuku islands, the USGS said.

Around 20 per cent of the world’s most powerful earthquakes strike Japan.