March 21, 2024, 11:02 AM
An 5.3 magnitude earthquake struck Japan around 8:08am (Singapore time) on Mar. 21, 2024.
No tsunami warning was issued.
【埼玉と栃木で震度5弱 津波の心配なし】
震源地は茨城県南部で震源の深さは50キロ、地震の規模を示すマグニチュードは5.3と推定されます。
映像は地震発生時の栃木県宇都宮市のようすです。
地震の詳しい情報はこちらの記事をご覧ください。https://t.co/xhRqkWMYXW#nhk_video pic.twitter.com/diR992rwDx
— NHKニュース (@nhk_news) March 21, 2024
The Japan Meteorological Agency said the quake was focused in southern Ibaraki Prefecture, at a depth of 50km, reported NHK and The Japan Times.
The quake registered lower five on the Japanese seismic scale of zero to seven in Tochigi and Saitama prefectures, four in Ibaraki and three in Tokyo, the agency added.
Tail end of the #earthquake here in Tokyo - thankfully it didn’t make my already chaotic living room even more messy #japan pic.twitter.com/BwBrhpMulD
— James Reynolds (@EarthUncutTV) March 21, 2024
Nuclear plant & train services halted
The Tokai No. 2 nuclear plant in Ibaraki was halted for safety checks and found to have "no abnormality", according to an official at the Nuclear Regulation Authority, reported The Japan Times.
The Tohoku Shinkansen bullet train services were temporarily suspended between Tokyo and Shin-Aomori stations due to a power outage but has since resumed its operations.
Top photo from NHK/X
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