Earthquake jolts eastern Japan's Chiba, no tsunami warning

TOKYO (Reuters) - An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 5.3 hit eastern Japan on Thursday, the Japan Meteorological Agency said. The epicenter of the quake was off the coast of Chiba prefecture, the agency said, adding that a tsunami warning had not been issued. There were no immediate reports of damage. (Reporting by Chris Gallagher and aori Kaneko; Editing by Clarence Fernandez)