A magnitude-6.8 earthquake hit off Japan's southern coast on Monday, prompting the Meteorological Agency to issue a tsunami warning.
The quake struck off the coast of Ishigaki island, near Japan's southern island of Okinawa, around 1,600 kms south of Tokyo. It struck at a depth of about 10 kms, the agency said.
Naoto Ohtake, a police official on Ishigaki, said there were no immediate reports of damage or casualties on the island, a popular resort destination with a population of 40,000.
"Nothing fell off during the quake. Electricity, water and gas are all working," Ohtake said.
Japan is one of the world's most earthquake-prone countries. The most recent major quake in Japan killed more than 6,400 people in the western port city of Kobe in January 1995.
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