5.9-magnitude Earthquake Strikes Eastern Japan
UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News / WAM – 23rd Aug, 2026
A Moderate Earthquake Rattled Eastern Japan
TOKYO, (UrduPoint) | August 23, 2026: A moderate earthquake rattled eastern Japan, including the Tokyo area, early Sunday, injuring more than 30 people, most of them lightly, officials said. There was no danger of a tsunami.
According to the Japan Meteorological Agency, the quake had a preliminary magnitude of 5.9 and its epicenter was in the southern Ibaraki prefecture with a depth of 70 kilometers.
At least 37 people were injured in five prefectures in the region—15 in Tokyo, nine in Saitama, eight in Kanagawa, four in Chiba, and one in Ibaraki—according to prefectural officials and the Fire and Disaster Management Agency.
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