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That was quite a "shake-up" tonight: an M6.1 tremblor hit the Kanto area at 22:41. The epicentre was in Saitama Northwestern Chiba Prefecture, in a depth of 80km.
It's the first time we had mobile phone alarms, and the PA alerts go off simultaneously.
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www.jma.go.jp
A magnitude 6.1 earthquake jolted the Tokyo area on Thursday night, registering a strong 5 on Japan's intensity scale. There was no threat of a tsunami. The quake, centered in Chiba Prefecture, occurred at 10:41 p.m. at a depth of 80 kilometers, according to the Meteorological Agency. Some train lines were suspended and power was out in some areas following the quake, news reports said. There were no immediate reports of abnormalities at the Tokai No. 2 nuclear power plant, which is already offline, at around 10:40 in the village of Tokai, Ibaraki Prefecture, where the quake registered a 3, NHK reported. Officials were continuing to examine any impact from the earthquake. According to the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry, there was no reports of damage to power-related sites in the Kanto region as of 11 p.m., NHK reported, though information was continuing to be collected.
Tokyo jolted by strongest earthquake since 2011 disaster
More than 20 injured as magnitude 5.9 quake disrupts train services and causes power outages at about 250 households in the capital’s Shinjuku Ward.
www.japantimes.co.jp
It's the first time we had mobile phone alarms, and the PA alerts go off simultaneously.