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Strong quake hits off southern Japan: USGS

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AFP Tokyo
Last Updated : Mar 14 2014 | 12:15 AM IST
A strong 6.3-magnitude earthquake struck off Japan's southern Kyushu island today, the US Geological Survey reported, but no tsunami warning was issued.
The epicentre of the quake - which struck at 2:06 am (1706 GMT) - was located 13 kilometres north of the city of Kunisaki-shi, USGS said.
The quake struck at a depth of 82 kilometres.
There was no immediate warning message issued by the Pacific Tsunami Warning Center.
More than 18,000 people died when a 9.0-magnitude undersea earthquake sent a towering tsunami barrelling into Japan's northeast coast in March 2011 in the country's worst post-World War II disaster.
Cooling systems at the Fukushima nuclear plant were knocked out, sending reactors into meltdown and forcing tens of thousands of people to flee.

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First Published: Mar 14 2014 | 12:15 AM IST

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