TOKYO, Oct. 3 (Xinhua) -- An earthquake with a magnitude of 6.0 on Saturday struck off the east coast of Hachijojima island of Tokyo Prefecture in Japan, according to the Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA).

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The temblor occurred at 6:31 p.m. local time, with its epicenter at a latitude of 33.5 degrees north and a longitude of 141.1 degrees east, and at depth of 70 km.

The quake logged 3 in some parts of Tokyo Prefecture on the Japanese seismic intensity scale which peaks at 7.

So far no tsunami warning has been issued.