Magnitude 5.0 Earthquake Hits Tokyo Metropolitan Area... No Tsunami
[Asia Economy Reporter Park Jihwan] At 12:31 PM on the 12th, an earthquake with a magnitude of 5.0 occurred, with its epicenter in the southern part of Ibaraki Prefecture in the Tokyo metropolitan area of Japan.
According to NHK, the depth of the epicenter is estimated to be about 50 km, and the earthquake was observed to have a maximum seismic intensity of 4.
In the Tokyo area, seismic intensity 3 shaking was widely reported, lasting from a few seconds to several tens of seconds.
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The Japan Meteorological Agency stated that although no tsunami was generated by this earthquake, caution is necessary due to the possibility of collapses in areas where the ground has been weakened by the shaking.
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