May 18, 2013 - 11:15 AMT
Magnitude 5.9 quake jolts northeast Japan

An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 5.9 jolted northeastern Japan Saturday, May 18, the Japan Meteorological Agency said, according to Reuters.

No tsunami warnings have been issued.

The United States Geological Survey recorded the quake at 6.1, with a depth of 20.5 miles. The epicenter of the quake was off the coast of Fukushima prefecture, more than 200 km northeast of Tokyo, where buildings also shook.

The northeast was hit in March 2011 by a magnitude 9 earthquake that triggered a devastating tsunami.