6.4 earthquake hits northern Japan; no damage, no tsunami

A strong 6.4-magnitude earthquake hit northern Japan Saturday, but there were no reports of damage and no danger of a major tsunami, geologists said. The quake struck at 1:34 p.m. (0434 GMT) off the Pacific coast of Miyagi prefecture, around the same area as the giant March 11 earthquake and tsunami, the United States Geological Survey said. The Japan Meteorological Agency estimated the magnitude at 6.5.

Source: MarketWatch