A unquestionable earthquake once a magnitude of 6.7 struck off the northern Japanese island of Hokkaido in bank account to the subject of Thursday, the US Geological Survey said, along with Japanese authorities maxim there was no danger of a tsunami.
The quake hit at 12:25 pm (0325 GMT) off the southern coast of the island, at a location not quite 750 kilometres (470 miles) north of Tokyo, the Japan Meteorological Agency said.
The quake was measured at a intensity of 50 kilometres, it said.
No sporadic or injuries were hastily reported while muggy shaking was captured on the subject of camera footage shown a propos the subject of public anchor NHK.
Japan sits at the junction of four tectonic plates and experiences on the order of 20 percent of the worlds most powerful earthquakes.
But rigid building codes and strict enforcement aspire even powerful tremors frequently realize little damage.
On Tuesday, a mighty 6.1 magnitude earthquake struck off Hokkaido.
A immense undersea quake that hit in March 2011 sent a tsunami barrelling into Japans northeast coast, killing again 15,000 people and sending three reactors into meltdown at the Fukushima nuclear forest.
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