M5.5 quake rattles central Japan, no tsunami warning issued

An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.5 shook central Japan early Friday but no tsunami warning was issued, Japan's weather agency said.The quake struck at 2:18 a.m. in Ishikawa Prefecture with a focus 12 kilometers below the surface, the Japan Meteorological Agency said. The quake registered upper 5 on the Japanese seismic intensity scale of 7 in Wajima and lower 5 in Wajima, both in the prefecture.There were no immediate reports of injuries or property damage from the quake, according to local authorities in Ishikawa Prefecture.In neighboring Toyama Prefecture, however, a man in his 60s sus…READ FULL ARTICLE