M5.1 quake hits north and northeastern Japan

TOKYO —

An earthquake registering a preliminary magnitude of 5.1 shook north and northeastern Japan on Saturday evening, the Japan Meteorological Agency said.

The 5:43 p.m. quake measured 4 on the Japanese seismic intensity scale of 7 in Higashidori, Aomori Prefecture, and 3 in several places in the prefecture and Hokkaido, the agency said. No tsunami warning was issued. The focus of the quake was around 90 kilometers below sea level off Hokkaido, according to the agency.