EGN NEWS DESK
There was no menace of a tsunami, and there have been no quick studies of accidents or harm.
Lower 5 depth shaking was felt within the metropolis of Atsugi, the cities of Nakai and Matsuda, and the village of Kiyokawa in Kanagawa. The quake, which occurred at a depth of 10 kilometers, was felt throughout a large space, together with in Tokyo.
Friday’s jolt, which prompted some emergency early warnings to be despatched to cellphones, got here a day after a magnitude 7.1 quake shook the Kyushu area and prompted the climate company to difficulty its first ever alert {that a} megaquake within the Nankai Trough is barely extra seemingly than normal. The epicenter of Friday’s quake is outdoors of the realm lined by that alert.
Shinichi Sakai, of the University of Tokyo’s Earthquake Research Institute, informed NHK that the anticipated Nankai Trough earthquake happens on the plate boundary, differing in mechanism from Friday night’s quake, which seemingly originated inside the Earth’s crust.
“The chance that such earthquakes could possibly be precursors to bigger ones can’t be dominated out, so continued warning relating to future seismic exercise is important,” mentioned Sakai, an knowledgeable on seismic exercise within the Kanto area.
The central authorities arrange an info liaison workplace for Friday’s quake on the disaster administration middle of the Prime Minister’s Office.
Speaking after the quake, Prime Minister Fumio Kishida mentioned he had not acquired any details about harm, and urged the general public react calmly to the Nankai Trough alert.
The emergency info “doesn’t urge precautionary evacuations nor does it warn intimately that an earthquake will happen inside a selected timeframe,” he mentioned. “I name on folks to reconfirm their earthquake preparations whereas persevering with their on a regular basis social and financial actions, together with touring.”
After the quake, the Tokaido Shinkansen line was suspended between Tokyo and Hamamatsu stations, however the line absolutely reopened shortly after 9 p.m.
The Tokaido Line was additionally suspended between Odawara and Atami stations, with delays impacting a wider space. The operator mentioned it was unclear when the part can be reopened.
The Odakyu Line was suspended between Ebina and Odawara stations. The operator mentioned employees had been conducting inspections on foot, and {that a} return to regular service might take a “appreciable period of time.” The firm mentioned it was offering alternate transpiration through different strains.
Information from Jiji added
