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Earthquake hits Kyushu of Japan
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09:45, April 06, 2009

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An earthquake measuring 5.9 on the Richter scale occurred in Kyushu, Japan 5:41 p.m. Sunday (0941GMT), according to a bulletin released by the Hong Kong Observatory on Sunday.

The epicenter was initially determined to be 32.0 degrees north latitude and 131.8 degrees east longitude, about 120 kilometers east-northeast of Kagoshima, Japan.

There were no reports of casualties or damage so far.

Source Xinhua



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