Strong 6.3-magnitude earthquake strikes off northern Japan
By Monica Lawrence
TOKYO (BNO NEWS) -- A strong 6.3-magnitude earthquake struck off the east coast of northern Japan on early Monday, seismologists said.
The earthquake at 7.55 a.m. local time was centered approximately 163 kilometers (101 miles) east of Morioka on Honshu, the largest island of Japan. It struck approximately 30 kilometers (18.6 miles) deep.
The Pacific Tsunami Warning Center measured the strength of the earthquake at 6.4 on the Richter scale.
No tsunami warnings were issued as a result of the quake, which was not expected to have caused major damage.
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Shakemap of the earthquake. 
A 6.4 magnitude earthquake hit near the east coast of , Japan early Monday morning, according to the USGS. The earthquake took place at 06:55:51 AM local time on July 5. (21:55:51, July 4 UTC).

The earthquake occurred at a depth of 23.7 kilometres (14.7 miles) and the epicentre was located 120 kilometers to the east of , 125  to the southeast of , 195 kilometers to the southeast of  and 510 kilometers to the northeast of Tokyo.

No tsunami warnings were issued, and the quake was not reported to have caused any major damage.