(UPDATE) TOKYO: Eight people were reported injured on Thursday after a 6.3-magnitude earthquake struck off southwestern Japan, but there appeared to be no major damage or tsunami.

The epicenter of the quake, which hit at 11:14 p.m. on Wednesday, was between the islands of Kyushu and Shikoku, the United States Geological Survey said.

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