Magnitude 5.5 earthquake hits Japan

An earthquake of magnitude 5.5 occurred in the Pacific ocean near the island of Amami Oshima, the southernmost Prefecture of Japan, Okinawa, main meteorological office of the country informed.

Report informs citing the RIA Novosti that the hotbed laid at a depth of 30 kilometers. The maximum strength of the tremors was 3 points for the seven point Japanese scale.

No tsunami threat is reported. No information on casualties and destruction has been provided yet.