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Japan's meteorological agency said a 7.0 magnitude quake hit off the country's southern coast, near to the island of Okinawa.
The tsunami warning was quickly downgraded to an advisory and there were no immediate reports of casualties.The quake occurred at a depth of 6.2 miles (10 kilometers) at 5:31am local time.
The agency predicted a tsunami up to 3 feet (1 metre) near the Okinawan coast but said later it had only observed a small swelling of tide.
Japan is one of the world's most earthquake-prone countries.
Ryota Ueno, a town official in the Nishihara district of Okinawa, said: "I was fast asleep when the quake hit and I jumped out of bed. It felt like the shaking lasted forever."
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