6.4 quake hits off east coast of Japan: USGS

HONG KONG: A 6.4-magnitude earthquake on Monday jolted the sea area off the east coast of Honshu, the main island of Japan, US seismologists said.

The US Geological Survey said the quake had a depth of 31 kilometres (20 miles) and hit at 4:32 am (2032 GMT Sunday) some 140 kilometres east of the city of Sendai. (AFP)