11.   The quake registered six on the Richter scale in Taiwan and seven in Japan, where it caused no injuries or damage.

12.   The quake registered three in the northern Saitama and Tochigi prefectures as well as the southern part of Gunma prefecture, the agency said.

13.   The quake registered five in Morioka, Aomori and Mutsu, the meteorological agency said.

14.   The quake registered four on the Japanese scale of up to seven on Okinoerabu Island, one of the Amami chain of islands in the East China Sea.

15.   The quake registered six on the Richter scale in Taiwan which suffered most.

16.   There was also damage in the city of Kobe, where the quake registered an intensity reading of six on the Japanese scale of one to seven.

17.   The agency said the epicentre was off the island of Tanegashima, where the quake registered three on the seven-point Japanese scale.

18.   The Cyprus seismological institute said the quake registered five on the Richter scale.

19.   The Cyprus seismological institute said the quake registered five on the Richter scale and its epicentre was off Cape Akamas, north of Paphos.

20.   The quake registered four on the Japanese scale of up to seven in Yamanashi.