An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 6.2 hit the western Chugoku region of Japan on Tuesday (January 6), followed by a series of sizeable aftershocks, the Japan Meteorological Agency said. The epicenter of the first earthquake was in eastern Shimane prefecture, the agency said, adding that there was no danger of a tsunami. Surveillance camera footage showed shaking at various cities across the Chugoku region on Tuesday morning when the quake hit at around 10:18 a.m. local time (0118 GMT

An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 6.2 has struck western Japan on Tuesday, followed by a series of aftershocks. Surveillance footage shows shaking at Tottori, Yonago and Miyoshi city across the Chugoku region when the quake hit just before 10:30am local time. The Japan Meteorological Agency said the epicentre was in eastern Shimane Prefecture and there is no concern for a tsunami. West Japan Railway said it had suspended Shinkansen bullet-train operations between Shin-Osaka and Hakat