TOKYO, Aug 1 — An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 5.8 struck off Aomori Prefecture in northern Japan today, the country’s weather agency said, reported Xinhua.

The temblor occurred at 11.48am local time off Aomori’s Pacific coast at a depth of 80 kilometres, measuring 4 on Japan’s seismic scale of 7, said the Japan Meteorological Agency.

The quake’s epicentre was located at a latitude of 41.3 degrees north and a longitude of 142.0 degrees east. No tsunami advisory was issued. — Bernama-Xinhua