Strong earthquake off the coast of Japan

There has been a magnitude 6.0 earthquake near the south coast of western Honshu in Japan.

The earthquake occurred at 10:15 p.m. local time on Saturday. It was at a depth of 352 km and was centred 58.4 km south-southeast of Shima, Japan.

There have been no reports of casualties, injuries, or damage.

There was no tsunami danger reported from the earthquake.

Japan experiences frequent earthquakes because it is located along the Pacific Ring of Fire, one of the world's most seismically active regions.