M5.9 earthquake jolts Kanto region
Japan Today
Updated : Sat, April 16, 2011,12:05 PM (GMT+0700)
Updated : Sat, April 16, 2011,12:05 PM (GMT+0700)
An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 5.9 jolted the Kanto region, surrounding Tokyo, Saturday morning, the Japan Meteorological Agency said.
The 11:19 a.m. quake measured upper 5 on the Japanese seismic intensity scale of 7 in Hokota, Ibaraki Prefecture, and lower 5 in several parts of Ibaraki, Tochigi and Saitama prefectures, according to the agency.
The epicenter of the quake was some 70 kilometers below the southern part of Tochigi Prefecture, the agency said.
No tsunami warning was issued.
The Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant, located north of Ibaraki Prefecture, reported no major problems and water continued to be injected into its reactors, according to Tokyo Electric Power Co.
Shinkansen bullet train services were temporarily suspended between Tokyo and Odawara, Kanagawa Prefecture, due to blackout, according to Central Japan Railway Co.
The Fukushima plant has been crippled since being hit by the March 11 earthquake and ensuing tsunami.
The 11:19 a.m. quake measured upper 5 on the Japanese seismic intensity scale of 7 in Hokota, Ibaraki Prefecture, and lower 5 in several parts of Ibaraki, Tochigi and Saitama prefectures, according to the agency.
The epicenter of the quake was some 70 kilometers below the southern part of Tochigi Prefecture, the agency said.
No tsunami warning was issued.
The Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant, located north of Ibaraki Prefecture, reported no major problems and water continued to be injected into its reactors, according to Tokyo Electric Power Co.
Shinkansen bullet train services were temporarily suspended between Tokyo and Odawara, Kanagawa Prefecture, due to blackout, according to Central Japan Railway Co.
The Fukushima plant has been crippled since being hit by the March 11 earthquake and ensuing tsunami.
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