Magnitude 5.8 Earthquake Strikes Eastern Japan; Second in 24 Hours
· Telemundo McAllen (KTLM)
TOKYO – A magnitude 5.8 earthquake shook eastern Japan on Friday morning, felt strongly in Tokyo, but Japanese authorities did not issue a tsunami alert. The tremor occurred at 12:46 local time at a depth of 50 kilometers northeast of Chiba Prefecture, near the Tokyo metropolis, according to the Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA). Some areas in Chiba and Ibaraki prefectures registered a level 4 on the Japanese scale of 7, which measures surface shaking and potential destruction from earthquakes, and it was also felt in Tokyo. Currently, there are no reports of damage, and Japanese authorities have ruled out any tsunami alert due to the tremor.
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