A magnitude 6.8 earthquake has hit off Japan's main island Honshu, the US Geological Survey says.
A map shows the location of the earthquake off Japan's Honshu. Photo: US Geological Survey
The quake was centred 119 km southeast of Morioka at a depth of 39 km, it said.
It was recorded at about 9.15am (NZST).
The Pacific Tsunami Warning Centre said there was no threat of a tsunami from the earthquake.
