An earthquake measuring 4.2 on the open-ended Richter scale jolted Kyoto on Sunday morning, the Meteorological Agency said.

An earthquake measuring 4.2 on the open-ended Richter scale jolted Kyoto on Sunday morning, the Meteorological Agency said.

There were no reports of casualties or damage.

The quake, which struck at 10:42 a.m., registered 3 on the Japanese intensity scale of 7 in Kyoto, the agency said.

The quake's focus was estimated to be about 10 km beneath southern Kyoto Prefecture, the agency said.