Strong offshore earthquake shakes southern Japan

Japan's meteorological agency says a strong
earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 6.0 has struck
off the south coast of the southern Japanese island of
Okinawa.
The agency says the quake occurred at 4:42 p.m. (0742 GMT)
Tuesday about 30 miles (50 kilometers) below the ocean's
surface.
The agency says there is no danger of a tsunami, or
seismic waves, and there were no immediate reports of
injuries or damage.
Okinawa is about 1,000 miles (1,600 kilometers) southwest
of Tokyo.