5.8 Magnitude Earthquake Strikes off Japan's East Coast

An earthquake measuring 5.8 on the Richter scale struck off the eastern coast of Japan.

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According to the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) the tremor, with a depth of 5.9 miles, hit 218 miles east of Sendai city.

USGS initially reported the quake as measuring 6.1 in magnitude, but later revised it down.

There has been no report of damage or warnings issued for tsunamis.

Japan lays on the dreaded Ring of Fire – faults lines which incubate earthquake activity.

Last month a 5.8 magnitude quake also struck the island nation.

A 2011 tremor, measuring 9.1 in magnitude, devastated the country causing the deaths of approximately 15,894 people and triggering a tsunami with waves of up to 33ft.

Quakes were also reported in Costa Rica as well as the Iraq-Iran border. The latter resulted in the deaths of several dozen people and the injury of hundreds.