TOKYO: Saucepans fell out of kitchen cupboards and security cameras wobbled violently, but no casualties or major damage were reported when a strong 7.2-magnitude earthquake struck off northern Japan on Thursday (Jun 25).Tremors were felt several hundred miles away in Tokyo from the quake in the sea off Iwate

A powerful earthquake has struck off Japan’s northern coast but there was no danger of a tsunami, the country’s meteorological agency said.

TOKYO (AP) — A powerful earthquake struck off Japan’s northern coast on Thursday, but there was no danger of a tsunami, the country's meteorological agency said.

Authorities confirm there is no risk of a tsunami