6.2 magnitude earthquake strikes Japanese island

By Anadolu staff

ANKARA (AA) — A 6.2 magnitude earthquake struck off Japan's northern island of Hokkaido on Sunday, the country's weather agency said.

No tsunami warning has yet been issued, the Tokyo-based Kyodo News reported.

The quake registered at a lower 5 on Japan's national seismic intensity scale of seven in southern parts of the prefecture at around 6.55 p.m. local time (0955GMT), the Japan Meteorological Agency said.