An earthquake of 7.0 magnitude has struck deep below the Pacific Ocean, near Japan’s Ogasawawara Islands, some 1,000 miles [1,000 km] south of Tokyo.

According to Japan’s Meteorological Agency, the earthquake occurred at a depth of about 300 miles [470 km].

There are no reports of casualties or material damage and there is no danger to tsunamis.

The shocks were felt in large parts of eastern and northeast Japan.

Japan is situated in an area of high seismic activity, where four tectonic plates crash. /Telegraphy/