Homes collapse as earthquakes hit region recovering from January tremor

An emergency earthquake alert was issued for Ishikawa Prefecture (AP)

Earthquakes have hit part of Japan still recovering from a powerful tremor in January.

No major damage was caused by the latest earthquakes in the north-central region of Ishikawa, which saw a magnitude 5.9 tremor followed minutes later by a 4.8 and several smaller quakes within the next two hours, the Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA) said. There was no tsunami.