5.5 magnitude earthquake rattles Tokyo region but no danger of a tsunami, meteorological agency says

An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 5.5 has shaken eastbound Japan including Tokyo

TOKYO -- An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 5.5 shook eastbound Japan, including Tokyo, connected Tuesday, but determination was nary information of a tsunami, the meteorological bureau said.

The quake struck astatine 7:46 p.m. (1046 GMT) successful the confederate Ibaraki prefecture, northeast of Tokyo, astatine a extent of astir 50 kilometers (30 miles), the Japan Meteorological Agency said.

There person been nary reports of harm oregon injuries from the temblor truthful far, the Fire and Disaster Management Agency said.

Shinkansen slug trains serving northeastern regions were temporarily suspended for information checks, according to the East Japan Railway Co. Parts of the Joetsu and Hokuriku Shinkansen lines person mislaid powerfulness due to the fact that of the earthquake, according to Japanese media reports.

Japan is connected the Pacific Ring of Fire, 1 of the world’s astir earthquake-prone areas.

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