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Magnitude 5.3 earthquake shakes Fukushima and Ibaraki

Magnitude 5.3 earthquake shakes Fukushima and Ibaraki  https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2022/04/19/national/quake-fukushima/ 19 Apr 22,

An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 5.3 struck Ibaraki and Fukushima prefectures as well as other parts of Japan on Tuesday morning, the Meteorological Agency said.

The 8:16 a.m. quake registered a lower 5 on japan’s seismic intensity scale of 7 in northern Ibaraki, while parts of Ibaraki, Fukushima, Tochigi and Saitama prefectures registered a 4. No tsunami warning was issued.

The temblor originated in an inland part of Fukushima at a depth of about 90 kilometers.

More information:

• Detailed information about this earthquake from the Yahoo! Japan Weather & Disaster website
• Detailed information about this earthquake from the Japan Meteorological Agency website
• The Japan Meterological Agency website
• An explanation of shindo, Japan’s earthquake intensity scale.
• A guide to what to do before, during and after an earthquake.
• Our portal for disaster-related information

April 19, 2022 - Posted by Christina Macpherson | Japan, safety