Attention: 6.2 earthquake shook coast near Tokyo, Japan; tsunami highlighted

Japan: 5.6-magnitude earthquake shakes the country while there is a rain alert

Security camera video recorded the movement (reference image).

The movement occurred on a coast near Tokyo, the Japan Meteorological Agency said,

This Friday, May 26, a 6.2 magnitude earthquake struck a coastline near Tokyo, the Japan Meteorological Agency reported, adding that a tsunami was not feared.

The quake struck at a depth of 50 kilometers in Pacific waters off Japan’s Chiba prefecture and was strong enough to shake large buildings in the capital and halt rail service.

The authorities reported that there was no fear of a tsunami.
Large buildings in the capital trembled and train service was temporarily halted when the quake struck at a depth of 50 kilometers at 7:03 pm (local time) in Pacific waters off Japan’s Chiba prefecture.

The United States Geological Survey also reported the quake, giving the same magnitude. The Japanese nuclear authority did not detect any anomaly in the region’s nuclear plants.

The telluric movement took place at a depth of 10 kilometers, according to the same organization. For its part, the United States Geological Survey, placed the power of the tremor at 6.2. Regarding the balance, at least one fatality and more than 40 injuries were reported. The death would have occurred when falling from a ladder in Ishikawa prefecture.

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Due to the earthquake, high-speed trains between Nagano and Kanazawa, a popular tourist site, were interrupted, according to the railway company, Japan Railway. Right from there, photographs of passengers crowding together when the transport service was suspended began to circulate.

AFP