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TOKYO, June 20 (Xinhua) -- An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 5.0 rocked Oita prefecture in southwestern Japan at 23:27 local time, Japan Meteorological Agency said Tuesday.
The temblor occurred with the epicenter at a latitude of 32.9 degrees north and a longitude of 132.1 degrees east and at depth of 40 km.
The quake logged 5 plus in some parts of Oita prefecture and 4 in some areas of Kumamoto prefecture on the Japanese seismic intensity scale which peaks at 7.
So far no major damage or injuries were reported, and no tsunami warning has been issued.
