A magnitude 6.0 earthquake occurred in the Pacific Ocean near Japan's Izu islands, the European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC) said on Tuesday, APA reports quoting Sputnik.
The quake occurred at 17:05 GMT, with an epicenter 580 kilometres (360 miles) south of Tokyo at a 19-kilometre (12-mile) depth, according to the EMSC website.