A strong earthquake and about 20 smaller tremors have struck a small volcanic island south of Tokyo, but there is no danger of a tsunami and no injuries have been reported. 

According to Japan’s Meteorological Agency, on Wednesday evening a magnitude-6.2 quake hit just off Miyake island at a depth of 20 kilometers (12 miles). Furthermore, about 20 smaller temblors have also been recorded in the area since the morning. 

Fact-fully, the agency says it has detected no significant elevation in the island’s volcanic activity and that there is no danger of a tsunami. 

As a concluding fact, the volcano, located 180 kilometers (110 miles) south of Tokyo, most recently erupted in 2000, forcing all 3,000 of the island’s residents to evacuate. 

(AW:Samrat Biswas)