Magnitude 6.3 Quake Strikes Japan; Injuries Reported

June 12 (Bloomberg) -- An earthquake with a magnitude of 6.3 jolted much of western Japan at 5:01 a.m. local time, the U.S. Geological Survey said on its Web site. Eight people were injured in the quake, Kyodo News said. The quake struck 40 kilometers (24 miles) west of Oita on the island of Kyushu, the USGS said. The earthquake, characterized as ``strong'' by USGS, struck at a depth of 155 kilometers. Japan, one of the world's most earthquake-prone countries, is located in a zone where the Eurasian, Pacific, Philippine and North American tectonic plates meet and occasionally shift, causing quakes. Quakes of magnitude 5 and more can cause considerable damage depending on their depth. http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=10000101&sid=acPRUVwkxWW8&refer=japan