TOKYO: Buildings shook in Tokyo and emergency cellphone alarms went off when a magnitude 5.3 earthquake struck close to the capital on Friday morning, with no tsunami warning issued.
The Japan Meteorological Company stated the quake in southern Ibaraki, east of Tokyo, had a depth of fifty kilometres (30 miles).
No injury or accidents had been instantly reported, however bullet trains suspended operations between Tokyo and Koriyama in northeastern Japan’s Fukushima area on account of an influence outage, NHK reported.
Hiroyuki Sanada, an official on the Nuclear Regulation Authority, stated “no abnormality” had been reported on the Tokai Daini nuclear plant in Ibaraki, which was halted for security checks.
Japan experiences round 1,500 jolts yearly, accounting for about 18 p.c of the world’s earthquakes. The overwhelming majority are delicate.
Regardless of strict constructing tips, many buildings, significantly exterior main cities, are outdated and weak.
This was introduced dwelling by this 12 months’s 7.5 magnitude New Yr’s Day quake, which hit the Noto Peninsula and killed greater than 230 folks, lots of them when older buildings collapsed.
The Japan Meteorological Company stated the quake in southern Ibaraki, east of Tokyo, had a depth of fifty kilometres (30 miles).
No injury or accidents had been instantly reported, however bullet trains suspended operations between Tokyo and Koriyama in northeastern Japan’s Fukushima area on account of an influence outage, NHK reported.
Hiroyuki Sanada, an official on the Nuclear Regulation Authority, stated “no abnormality” had been reported on the Tokai Daini nuclear plant in Ibaraki, which was halted for security checks.
Japan experiences round 1,500 jolts yearly, accounting for about 18 p.c of the world’s earthquakes. The overwhelming majority are delicate.
Regardless of strict constructing tips, many buildings, significantly exterior main cities, are outdated and weak.
This was introduced dwelling by this 12 months’s 7.5 magnitude New Yr’s Day quake, which hit the Noto Peninsula and killed greater than 230 folks, lots of them when older buildings collapsed.
