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TOKYO — A strong magnitude 5.9 earthquake shook central Japan on Monday but there was no tsunami warning, the Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA) said.

TOKYO — A strong magnitude 5.9 earthquake shook central Japan on Monday but there was no tsunami warning, the Japan Meteorological Agency said.The shallow jolt, which hit at 6:31 a.m. , was centered in the Noto Peninsula, where a devastating quake on January 1 killed more than 230 people.Local officials said there were no immediate reports of damage but they were still collecting information, public broadcaster NHK reported.

The broadcaster warned that many buildings in the coastal Sea of Japan region might have been previously damaged in the powerful January earthquake and its aftershocks.The January 1 quake destroyed and toppled buildings, caused fires and knocked out infrastructure on the Noto Peninsula just as families were celebrating New Year's Day.

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