An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 5.6 struck off the coast of Fukushima Prefecture in Japan on Thursday, the weather agency said.

     The temblor, which measured 4 on the Japanese seismic scale which peaks at 7, struck at a latitude of 37.3 degrees north and a longitude of 141.6 degrees east at 9:11 a.m. local time (0000 GMT).

     The Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA) said the quake struck at a depth of 40 km.  Enditem