TOKYO, Aug 14 (Bernama) -- A magnitude 7.3 earthquake jolted Japan's southern sea of Okhotsk at 12:01 JST (0258 GMT) on Tuesday, according to Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA).

The epicentre was located 49.3 north latitude, 145.7 east longitude with a depth of 590 km, China's Xinhua news agency reported JMA as saying.No tsunami alert has been issued and no damage has been reported so far.