Earthquake in eastern Japan shakes buildings in Tokyo

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TOKYO: A 5.0-magnitude earthquake shook buildings in Tokyo on Sunday, causing some train lines to stop along Japan’s eastern coastal region.

The Japan Meteorological Agency said the earthquake occurred in the southern part of Japan’s Ibaraki Prefecture at around 12:30 p.m. local time. There is no threat of a tsunami, and train lines resumed operation 15 minutes later, according to NHK public radio.

The quake had a magnitude of 4 on the 7-point Japan scale, and was felt in parts of Ibaraki, Saitama, Tochigi and Gunma prefectures. At this level, hanging objects swing too high and unstable items may fall inside the houses. A seismic intensity level of 3 has been recorded in some of Tokyo’s 23 wards.

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