A 5.2-magnitude earthquake struck off the coast of southwestern Japan late today but there was no tsunami warning, Japanese and US authorities said. The quake was at a depth of 51 kilometres about 15 kilometres south east of the town of Saiki, at 11:27 pm, the US Geological Survey said. The Japan Meteorological Agency did not issue a tsunami warning. Japan sits at the junction of four tectonic plates and experiences a number of relatively violent quakes every year. (This article has not been edited by DNA's editorial team and is auto-generated from an agency feed.)

Source: dna June 20, 2017 16:52 UTC