several people There were reports of minor damage after a pre-dawn earthquake shook the Japanese capital, Tokyo, and its surrounding areas on Thursday.
The magnitude of the earthquake was 5.4 and the epicenter was in Chiba Prefecture, Southeast of Tokyo, according to the Japan Meteorological Agency. No tsunami warning was issued.
The earthquake hit the eastern province of Chiba and parts of it of The Japan Meteorological Agency said the capital, Tokyo, at around 4:16 am (7:16 pm Wednesday GMT). in a permit.
The agency warned that “earthquakes on can scale similar occur for about a week “and there might be”risk of Rockfalls and landslides.”
four people They were injured, including a man who He was hit With a light landing roof, according to Japan’s Kyodo Agency news agency, and some rail services have been canceled or delayed.
Japan one of The world countries most vulnerable to earthquakes, the massive earthquake of 2011 and the subsequent tsunami killed thousands and caused Catastrophic meltdown at the Fukushima nuclear plant.
