7.3 quake rattles Japan

A MAGNITUDE 7.3 earthquake has struck wide areas of northern and north-eastern Japan, the Meteorological Agency says.
No immediate casualties or damage were reported and no tsunami warning was issued.
The quake occurred at 12.01pm (1301 AEST) on Tuesday with its epicentre off Japan's northern island of Hokkaido at a depth of 590km, the agency said.
On March 11, 2011, a magnitude 9.0 quake and tsunami hit north-eastern Japan, leaving nearly 19,000 people dead or missing.