Strong quake jolts Japan: seismologists

A strong 6.2-magnitude earthquake struck not far off southwestern Japan late on Thursday, seismologists said, but no tsunami warning was issued and there were no immediate reports of damage or injuries.

A strong 6.2-magnitude earthquake struck not far off southwestern Japan late on Thursday, seismologists said, but no tsunami warning was issued and there were no immediate reports of damage or injuries.

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The quake hit at a depth of 161 kilometres (100 miles), at 10:26 pm (1326 GMT), the US Geological Survey said. The quake's epicentre was 71 kilometres southwest of Kagoshima, Kyushu, but Japan Meteorological Agency did not issue a tsunami warning.

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