The Japan earthquake has registered 6.1 magnitude on the Richter scale.
The US Geological Society (USGS) said it struck at a depth of six miles.
It occurred 174 miles east of Kamaishi at 5.37pm UTC.
No tsunami warnings are currently in place.
The earthquake occurred a day after more than 200 people died in Mexico City during a 7.1 quake.
In 2011 Japan was hit by a huge earthquake and equally devastating tsunami.
A nuclear meltdown occurred at Fukushima's power plant after the waves knocked out the centre's cooling system.
