ALBAWABA - A 6.3-magnitude earthquake jolted the central Ishikawa region of Japan, the country's weather agency announced on Friday.
Local media outlets reported that no tsunami warning was issued by authorities.
BREAKING: A magnitude 6.3 earthquake, which measured a strong 6 on the shindo scale, has hit Ishikawa Prefecture. There is no tsunami warning. https://t.co/tATkYAmkhR pic.twitter.com/VULm36MhRR
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The earthquake struck central Japan at 2:42 p.m. (0542 GMT) at a depth of 10 kilometres (6 miles), according to the Japan Meteorological Agency.
Japanese authorities are investigating reports of damaged buildings, NHK reported. However, no injuries were reported in the quake.
