London, Aug 12 - Beyonce Knowles' sister Solange was snoring away when Japan was rocked by an earthquake.

The star siblings had finished promoting Samantha Thavasa & Disney new handbag line at the Disneyland Hotel in Tokyo Monday and had gone to sleep when the 6.6 magnitude tremor hit, reported mirror.co.uk.

Solange said: 'My sister said she was scared out of her mind and calling my mom and I was snoring. How did I sleep through a serious earthquake?'