The quake, with its epicenter around 290km (175 miles) southeast of Hachijo-jima, Izu Islands, struck at a depth of 65km (38 miles).
LATEST: 5.7 earthquake 294 km SE of Hachijo-jima, southern #Japan. No tsunami warning issued http://t.co/q0T3f4PwCf pic.twitter.com/3xbkJRxN3l
— RT (@RT_com) February 25, 2015The event comes just hours after another 4.4 quake took place just off the Kuril Islands, disputed with Russia.
The tremors also come a day after another quake struck off the eastern coast, measuring 5.8, with the epicenter about 100km east of the city of Miyako.













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