Magnitude 5.0 earthquake strikes eastern Japan

Tokyo: An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of five struck eastern Japan on Sunday, public broadcaster NHK said. 

According to details, the epicentre of the earthquake was the southern part of Ibaraki prefecture, east of the capital Tokyo.

The quake was registered at 12:31 pm local time, with the epicenter located at the depth of  31 miles.

Witnesses saw the quake shake buildings in Tokyo, but there were no immediate reports of damage.