Overview
- The quake, which struck Wednesday, measured magnitude 5.9 with an epicenter off Okinawa’s main island.
- The Japan Meteorological Agency said there was no threat of a tsunami.
- NHK reported shaking at shindo 5+ in parts of Kagoshima, including Yoron, with JMA putting the depth near 50 kilometers.
- Early reports listed no casualties or major damage, though buildings shook and residents felt strong jolts in Kagoshima and Okinawa.
- Japan uses the shindo scale, which runs from 0 to 7 and rates how strongly people and places feel the shaking.