New earthquake hits central Japan

A magnitude 6.6 earthquake has struck central Japan, causing buildings in Tokyo to sway.

Japan’s Meteorological Agency says a magnitude 6.6 earthquake struck the central, mountainous part of the country hours after a massive quake hit off the country’s north-eastern coast.

Dozens of aftershocks have rattled Japan’s north-east since the magnitude 8.9 tremor, but the most recent quake was in an entirely different location.

The latest quake hit at a depth of six miles, about 105 miles north of Tokyo.

It caused buildings in Tokyo to sway but there were no immediate reports of damage.