—File Photo.

NEW YORK: A magnitude-6.0 undersea earthquake hits off eastern Japan, the U.S. Geological Survey reported  on Monday. No tsunami alert was issued.   

There were no immediate reports of damage or injuries from the quake, which the USGS said happened at 4:53 a.m. Tuesday local time (1853 GMT Monday).

The USGS said the quake hit some 107 kilometers (66 miles) east of Miyako, Japan, and some 327 kilometers (526 miles) northeast of Tokyo.

Japan's Meteorological Agency and the U.S. National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Agency issued no tsunami warnings or alerts.

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