Tokyo buildings sway after 6.6-mag. quake

TOKYO The U.S. Geological Survey measured the quake at 6.6. It struck at 12:25 p.m. local time and was centered off Japan's southern coast near the Ogasawara Islands.

There have been no reports of any injuries or damage. Officials said there is also no danger of a tsunami.

Japan is one of the most earthquake-prone countries in the world. In 1995, a quake of magnitude 7.2 killed 6,400 people in the western port city of Kobe.

The Associated Press contributed to this story.

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