Strong quakes jolt areas near Mt. Fuji, Osaka, no reports of damage

An earthquake of magnitude 4.8 struck near Mt. Fuji on Friday morning, followed by a bigger one in an area not so far away from Japan's western city of Osaka, but there were no reports of injuries or serious damage to infrastructure.The first quake occurred at around 6:37 a.m., registering lower 5 on the Japanese seismic intensity scale of 7 in Otsuki in the eastern part of Yamanashi Prefecture and 4 in some areas near Tokyo, including Sagamihara and Atsugi, the Japan Meteorological Agency said.Another quake with a preliminary magnitude of 5.4 rocked Wakayama Prefecture near Osaka at around…READ FULL ARTICLE