Tokyo: Buildings in Tokyo shook and emergency phone alerts sounded, but no tsunami warning was issued when a magnitude 5.3 earthquake struck near the capital on Friday morning.
that much Japan Meteorological Agency They said an earthquake occurred in the south IbarakiThe depth east of Tokyo was 50 km (30 miles).
No damage or injuries were immediately reported, but Shinkansen Flights between Tokyo and Koriyama, in northeastern Japan, have been suspended. Fukushima area NHK reported due to a power outage.
Hiroyuki Sanada, an official at the Nuclear Regulatory Agency, said that 'no abnormalities' were reported at the Tokai Daini Nuclear Power Plant in Ibaraki Prefecture, which was shut down for safety inspection.
About 1,500 shocks occur in Japan every year, accounting for about 18% of the world's earthquakes. The majority are mild.
Despite strict building guidelines, many structures, especially outside major cities, are old and vulnerable.
A magnitude 7.5 earthquake struck the Noto Peninsula on New Year's Day this year, killing more than 230 people, many of them when old buildings collapsed.
that much Japan Meteorological Agency They said an earthquake occurred in the south IbarakiThe depth east of Tokyo was 50 km (30 miles).
No damage or injuries were immediately reported, but Shinkansen Flights between Tokyo and Koriyama, in northeastern Japan, have been suspended. Fukushima area NHK reported due to a power outage.
Hiroyuki Sanada, an official at the Nuclear Regulatory Agency, said that 'no abnormalities' were reported at the Tokai Daini Nuclear Power Plant in Ibaraki Prefecture, which was shut down for safety inspection.
About 1,500 shocks occur in Japan every year, accounting for about 18% of the world's earthquakes. The majority are mild.
Despite strict building guidelines, many structures, especially outside major cities, are old and vulnerable.
A magnitude 7.5 earthquake struck the Noto Peninsula on New Year's Day this year, killing more than 230 people, many of them when old buildings collapsed.