Several folks have been injured and minor damages have been reported after a pre-dawn earthquake shook Japan’s capital, Tokyo, and surrounding areas Thursday.
The quake had a 5.4 magnitude and its epicenter was in Chiba prefecture, southeast of Tokyo, in line with the Japan Meteorological Agency. No tsunami warning was issued.
The tremor jolted the japanese Chiba province and elements of the capital Tokyo at round 4:16 a.m. (7.16 p.m. GMT Wednesday), the Japan Meteorological Agency stated in an announcement.
The company warned that “quakes on a similar scale could occur for about a week” and there may very well be a “risk of falling rocks and landslides.”
Four folks have been damage, together with a person who was hit by a falling ceiling gentle, in line with Japan’s Kyodo news company, and a few rail service was canceled or delayed.
Japan is among the world’s most earthquake-prone nations, and an enormous 2011 quake and subsequent tsunami killed 1000’s and prompted a cataclysmic meltdown on the Fukushima nuclear plant.
Source: www.dailysabah.com
