Strong quake hits island area of Kagoshima Pref., southwestern Japan

An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 5.1 jolted an island area of Kagoshima Prefecture, southwestern Japan, on Saturday, the weather agency said. No tsunami warning was issued, and no serious injuries or damage were reported.The quake hit at 4:10 p.m., registering a lower 5 on the Japanese seismic intensity scale of 7 in Toshima village, part of the Tokara island chain, according to the Japan Meteorological Agency.The agency initially reported the quake's focus was at a depth of about 10 kilometers in waters near the island chain but later revised it to 12 km. The government set up…READ FULL ARTICLE