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The earthquake occurred at a depth of 113 km.

A 6.0-magnitude earthquake struck offshore Japan on New Year's Eve, prompting monitoring by authorities. No tsunami warning was issued as seismic activity continues.

A strong earthquake measuring 6.0 on the Richter scale hit waters off Japan's Noda region on Wednesday, the US Geological Survey said.

The USGS said the earthquake occurred about 91 kilometres east of Noda at a depth of 19.3 kilometres. The epicentre was located at coordinates 40.112degN, 142.889degE.

An earthquake of magnitude 6 has jolted Japan right before the New Year at 11.26pm local time. According to USGS, the epicentre is 91 km east of Noda..

Earthquake of magnitude 6.0 has hit Japan's Near East Coast of Honshu.

A magnitude 6.0 earthquake struck offshore near Japan's Noda region, USGS reported. No casualties or damage have been reported yet as authorities continue to monitor the situation.

Magnitude 6 earthquake strikes off coast of Japan's Noda region, USGS says

The USGS said that the earthquake hit some 91 km east of Noda and depth of the quake was 19.3 km.

An earthquake of magnitude 3.4 struck Tibet on Wednesday afternoon, as reported by the National Center for Seismology (NCS).