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Earthquake hits off Japan coast Strong earthquake hits off Japan coast
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Strong earthquake off coast of Japan shakes buildings in Tokyo - no tsunami warning issued A powerful undersea earthquake south of Japan has shaken buildings in Tokyo.
This breaking news story is being updated and more details will be published shortly. Please refresh the page for the fullest version. The US Geological Survey said the 7.8-magnitude earthquake was centred 874km (543 miles) from the Japanese capital, at a depth of almost 700km.
If you want to receive Breaking News alerts via email, or on a smartphone or tablet via the BBC News App then details on how to do so are available on this help page. You can also follow @BBCBreaking on Twitter to get the latest alerts. It struck at 18:30 local time (11:30 GMT). Buildings in the capital swayed for almost a minute as the quake built in intensity, AFP news agency says.
There are no reports of serious damage or casualties. No tsunami warning has been issued.