In Japan, an earthquake of 6.6 magnitude struck Tottori Prefecture in western place of the country today. <br/><br/>The tremors have disrupted transportation and local airports have cancelled flights. About 30,000 households in the prefecture are without power. <br/><br/>Bullet train services in central Japan are also suspended. Meteorological Agency said, there is no tsunami threat.

A strong 6.6 magnitude earthquake was felt at western Japan today, the country's meteorological agency said, however, there was no immediate tsunami risk. The quake was at a relatively shallow depth of 10 kilometres, struck shortly after 2:00 pm (that is at 0500 GMT) in Tottori prefecture.