6.3 Earthquake Strikes Tokyo

TOKYO: A strong earthquake measuring 6.3 on the Richter scale
shook the Tokyo region early Thursday, Japan's weather agency said.




There were no immediate reports of damage and no tsunami alert was issued.



The quake struck at 1:02 am (1602 GMT Wednesday) in the Pacific
Ocean just off the coast of Ibaraki prefecture northeast of Tokyo, the
meteorological agency said.




The earthquake, which struck at a depth of 20 kilometres, was powerful enough to rattle buildings in central Tokyo.




Japan experiences 20 percent of the world's major earthquakes. - AFP/de