Earthquake of magnitude 6.1 strikes off southern Japan: USGS

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SINGAPORE (Reuters) – An earthquake of magnitude 6.1 struck off southern Japan on Thursday, the United States Geological Survey said.

The quake struck 682 km (424 miles) off Japan’s island of Kyushu at a depth of 10 km (6.2 miles), the agency said, but there were no immediate reports of damage or casualties.

(Reporting by Robert Birsel; Editing by Clarence Fernandez)