Magnitude 5.9 earthquake strikes Japan's Hokkaido region - EMSC

(Reuters) - A magnitude 5.9 earthquake struck the Hokkaido region of Japan on Saturday, the European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC) said.

The quake was at a depth of 308 km (191 miles), the EMSC said.

(Reporting by Rachna Dhanrajani in Bengaluru; Editing by William Mallard)