A strong earthquake hit southwestern Japan late Monday, the Japan Meteorological Agency said.
A strong earthquake hit southwestern Japan late Monday, the Japan Meteorological Agency said.
There were no immediate reports of injuries or damage and no tsunami warning was issued.
The 11: 27 p.m. temblor, which registered magnitude 5, originated around 40 kilometers underground in Bungo Channel running between Kyushu and Shikoku islands. It registered an upper 5 in part of Oita on the Japanese seismic intensity scale of 7, and 4 in other parts of Oita and some areas in Kumamoto and Miyazaki prefectures.
