Tokyo - A strong earthquake with a 5.9 magnitude struck off Japan's Izu Islands on Monday, seismologists said, but no tsunami warning was issued.
The quake hit at 19.27 (10.27 GMT) 303 kilometres north-west of Chichi-shima on the Bonin Islands, according to the US Geological Survey. Its depth was estimated at 82 kilometres, the agency said. - Sapa-AFP