5.3-magnitude earthquake hits near Tokyo: JMA

TOKYO, Aug. 9 (Xinhua) — An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 5.3 on Friday struck Japanese prefecture of Kanagawa, south of Tokyo, local weather agency said.
The temblor occurred at 7:57 p.m. local time, measuring lower 5 on the Japanese seismic intensity scale of 7, said the Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA).
At a depth of 10 km, the epicenter was located off the western Kanagawa prefecture at a latitude of 35.4 degrees north and a longitude of 139.2 degrees east, said the JMA.
The tremor was strongly felt in Tokyo and Saitama prefecture, with no tsunami warning issued. ■