6.2-magnitude earthquake strikes off northeastern Japan

TOKYO, Jan. 24 (Xinhua) -- An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 6.2 struck off Aomori prefecture, northeastern Japan, at 7:51 p.m. local time (1051 GMT) Wednesday, Japan Meteorological Agency said.

The temblor was centered off the coast of Aomori prefecture, with the epicenter at a latitude of 41.0 degrees north and a longitude of 142.5 degrees east and at a depth of 30 km.

The earthquake logged 4 on the Japanese seismic intensity scale which peaks at 7 in some areas of Aomori prefecture, Hokkaido prefecture and Iwate prefecture.

So far no major damage or injuries were reported, and no tsunami warning has been issued.