A magnitude 5.9 earthquake struck Japan’s Kagoshima Prefecture on Wednesday, registering an intensity of upper 5 on Japan’s seismic scale of 0 to 7. The Japan Meteorological Agency confirmed the quake’s epicentre near Okinawa Main Island, as reported by Japanese public broadcaster NHK. No tsunami warning has been issued.
Tremors rippled across multiple areas, rattling residents. Some reports placed the magnitude slightly higher, at 6.2. No deaths, injuries or major structural damage were immediately reported.
