5.3-magnitude quake strikes off Japan's Fukushima prefecture 

According to the Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA), the temblor occurred at 2.26 pm local time at a depth of 60 km, reported Xinhua.

The weather agency said the offshore quake measured 4 on Japan's seismic intensity scale which peaks at 7 in some areas in Fukushima, as well as neighbouring Miyagi Prefecture. In northern Chiba, the temblor measured 3 on the seismic intensity scale, the JMA also said.

There have been no immediate reports of major damage or injuries as a result of the quake.

Japan's nuclear watchdog has not reported any abnormalities at any nuclear power stations in the affected regions, including at the crisis-hit Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant. - BERNAMA