ALBAWABA An earthquake of 5.4 struck hit Tokyo and its surrounding areas, causing minor damage and injuring several people, its center in Chiba prefecture, southeast of Tokyo.
An #earthquake shook Japan's capital, #Tokyo, and surrounding areas, injuring several people and causing minor damage, officials and media saidhttps://t.co/4e44R4qU72
— Hindustan Times (@htTweets) May 11, 2023
According to the weather agency, the quake occurred in southern Chiba prefecture at 4:16 am local time at a depth of 40 km, measuring upper 5 on Japan's seismic intensity scale, which peaks at 7.
The office cautioned that shudders on a comparative scale could happen for about seven days.
The quake was felt in the Japanese capital of Tokyo, and no tsunami warning has been issued.