6.3 magnitude quake hits eastern Japan

By Reuters, Tokyo
6 October 2017, 09:32 AM
UPDATED 6 October 2017, 15:47 PM
An earthquake measuring 6.3 strikes off the eastern coast of Japan, the US Geological Survey sayss.

An earthquake measuring 6.3 struck off the eastern coast of Japan today, the US Geological Survey said.

There were no immediate reports of casualties or damage.

The quake struck 300 km (180 miles) east of Iwaki, Honshu, at a depth of 77.8 km, USGS said.