M5.3 quake hits Izu Islands south of Tokyo

TOKYO. KAZINFORM - An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 5.3 jolted the Izu island region, located in the south of Tokyo, on Monday, the weather agency said. No tsunami warning was issued, Kyodo reports.

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The quake, which hit around 4:42 p.m. at a depth of around 10 kilometers, registered a lower 5 on the Japanese seismic intensity scale of 7 in the Nii and Toshima islands, according to the Japan Meteorological Agency.