Magnitude-6.6 quake jolts western region

An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 6.6 shook western Japan on Friday, the Japan Meteorological Agency said, adding that a tsunami warning was not issued.

There were no immediate reports of major damage and no irregularities at nuclear plants, but media said roughly 40,000 households were at one point without power, and multiple people were injured.

Gravestones were toppled, bottles fell off the shelves in stores and smashed, and at least one building collapsed. But there were no reports of deaths or major injuries, and nobody was trapped, Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga told a news conference.