NNA – A magnitude 5.1 earthquake has struck southern Japan.
The earthquake hit the Tokara Islands, Kagoshima Prefecture, at around 4:10 p.m.
Nakanoshima Island experienced tremors with an intensity of lower-5, based on Japan#39;s seismic scale of zero to 7.
Officials say there is no threat of tsunami. — NHK World Japan
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