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A 5.9-magnitude earthquake struck Japan early on Sunday, inflicting robust shaking and injuring dozens of individuals, in response to authorities.
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The quake hit across the southern a part of the Ibaraki Prefecture, near Tokyo, at a depth of roughly 68 km, the Japan Meteorological Company (JMA) mentioned, including that there was “no concern about tsunamis.”
Japan’s Hearth and Catastrophe Administration Company mentioned not less than 37 individuals had been injured following the tremor, together with one one who was critically damage. One constructing was additionally broken in Saitama Prefecture, it added.
In Tokyo, some regional prepare providers had been additionally reportedly disrupted.
Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi mentioned the quake was felt throughout the capital in addition to within the prefectures of, Ibaraki, Saitama, and Chiba.
She mentioned authorities had been “taking applicable measures” and that she had instructed officers to evaluate the extent of the harm and to “present the general public with well timed and correct info.”
“I’d ask residents within the areas the place the shaking was significantly robust to stay vigilant for the opportunity of one other earthquake of the same magnitude,” Takaichi added.
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