Near the island of Hokkaido in northern Japan, an earthquake of magnitude 6.1.
US Geological Service (USGS) reported that the underground shocks were recorded at 17:37 local time in the Kusiro city.
The focus of the earthquake lay at a depth of 20 km.
According to local media, information about victims and victims has not yet been received.
The warning about the tsunami after the earthquake was also not announced.