6.3 quake rattles Japan

TOKYO - Japan's Meteorological Agency says a quake with a magnitude of 6.3 has jolted northern Japan.

The agency said there was no danger of a tsunami. There have been no immediate reports of damage.

The quake occurred off the coast of Iwate, some 500km north of Tokyo at 7:08 am (2208 GMT) Monday. The quake's centre was 30km below the sea surface.

Japan is one of the world's most earthquake-prone countries. In 1995, a magnitude-7.2 quake in the western port city of Kobe killed 6,400 people.

- AP