TOKYO, Nov. 1 (Xinhua) -- An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 6.1 struck off the southeast coast of Mie Prefecture, central Japan, on Sunday morning, the Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA) said.
According to the weather agency, the temblor occurred at around 7:15 a.m. local time at a depth of about 350 km, measuring 3 on Japan's 0-to-7 seismic-intensity scale in parts of Fukushima Prefecture.
The quake's epicenter was located at a latitude of 33.7 degrees north and a longitude of 137.1 degrees east.
No tsunami warning has been issued. ■