An earthquake with a magnitude of 6.0 has been reported off the coast of Japan, where the Tokyo Olympics are being held.
UN NERV, which posts disaster warnings for Japan, said: "At around 5:42am (Tokyo time), an earthquake with a magnitude of 5.6 occurred offshore Ibaraki Prefecture at a depth of 30km.
"The maximum intensity was 2. There is no threat of a tsunami."
An international correspondent with CNN wrote on social media: "Earthquake in Tokyo right now. I’ve felt the shaking for about 30 seconds. Still going."
Experts say it was up to 6 on the magnitude scale
Another journalist with NBC said: "I felt what appeared to be a mild earthquake here in Tokyo. Around 5:33 am Wednesday morning here.
"Rolled for a good 20 seconds. Interestingly my crew 3 floors below me felt nothing. Japanese meteorological agency reporting 6.0 magnitude."
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