October 09, 2011
Magnitude 5.6 quake jolts northeastern Japan: NHK
Tokyo - A strong earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 5.6 jolted northeastern Japan on Monday, public broadcaster NHK said. The quake, at 11:46 a.m. (10:46 p.m. ET), was also felt in Tokyo.
There were no immediate reports of injuries or damage and no tsunami warning was issued.
