5.8-magnitude earthquake strikes southwestern Japan

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An earthquake measuring 5.8 on the Richter scale jolted Miyazaki Prefecture in southwestern Japan and other regions, but no tsunami warning was issued, the Japan Meteorological Agency announced.

The Japan Meteorological Agency said the quake occurred at 12:02 am “local time”, with its epicenter at a depth of about 30 kilometers off the Osumi Peninsula, according to Kyodo News Agency.

The earthquake registered four on the Richter scale in Miyazaki City, and some other areas of the prefecture, while it recorded three in the prefectures, namely Ehime, Saga, Kumamoto, Oita and Kagoshima.

There were no immediate reports of injuries, according to Japanese police.

For its part, Kyushu Electric Power Corporation said that no damage was detected at the Sendai nuclear power plant in Kagoshima Prefecture.

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