Tokyo, May 8, 2022, SPA -- An earthquake measuring 5.3 on the Richter scale hit the Ryukyu Islands in Japan on Saturday. The Euro-Mediterranean Seismological Center indicated that the epicenter of the earthquake was at a depth of 10 km below sea level at the confluence of latitude 26.97 degrees north and longitude 126.28 degrees east. There were no immediate reports of casualties or material losses. --SPA 04:00 LOCAL TIME 01:00 GMT 0003 www.spa.gov.sa/w1729628