HONG KONG, May 8 (Xinhua) -- A strong earthquake measuring 6.2 on the Richter scale rocked northeast of Tokyo, Japan early Thursday, according to the Hong Kong Observatory.

    An intense earthquake was recorded at 00:08 a.m. Thursday (1608GMT Wednesday), the observatory said.

    The epicenter was initially determined to be near east coast of Honshu, Japan, about 160 km east-northeast of Tokyo.