Moderate quake jolts northern Japan

TOKYO: A moderate 5.2-magnitude earthquake shook northern Japan on Monday, the Meteorological Agency said.The undersea quake struck at 6:07 pm (0927 GMT) off the northern prefecture of Miyagi at a depth of 10 kilometers (6.2 miles), the agency said. It did not trigger a tsunami warning and there were no immediate reports of casualties or damage.