The epicenter of the earthquake, which occurred at 11:48 a.m. (0248 GMT), was in Wakayama prefecture, the Japan Meteorological Agency said.
Earthquakes are common in Japan, one of the world`s most seismically active areas. Japan accounts for about 20 percent of the world`s earthquakes of magnitude 6 or greater.
Japan jolted by 5.4 magnitude quake
19 November 2016
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An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 5.4 shook western Japan on Saturday but there was no immediate reports of damage and a tsunami warning was not issued, Reuters reported.
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