Deadly 6.2-magnitude earthquake strikes central Japan

A car is seen crushed by a collapsed house after a strong earthquake in Suzu city, Ishikawa prefecture (Kyodo News via AP)

A strong, shallow earthquake has hit central Japan, killing at least one person and injuring 13 others.

No tsunami warning was issued following the quake – which had a magnitude of 6.2 according to the US Geological Survey – in Ishikawa prefecture on the west coast of Japan’s main island of Honshu.