Japan earthquake hits people, many trains closed

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Tokyo: Strong tremors were felt in Japan. Its severity was rated on the Richter scale as 5.2. This was reported by the Euro-Mediterranean Seismological Center (EMSC). The Japanese Broadcasting Corporation (NHK) reported that the epicenter of the earthquake was the southern part of Ibaraki Prefecture, east of the capital, Tokyo. Witnesses also witnessed a building that shook the earthquake in Tokyo, but no damage has been reported so far.

While strong tremors were revealed to be felt in Tokyo and surrounding areas of eastern Japan on Sunday, no tsunami warning has been issued yet. The 5.2-magnitude earthquake occurred around 12:31 p.m. and was recorded at 4 on the Japanese seismic scale of -7 in Ibaraki, northeast of the capital and other areas. No information has yet been disclosed about the problem of any nuclear plant (nuclear power plant) in the province, including the Tokai No. 2 Nuclear Power Plant, which has not been operational since March 2011.

Trains stopped running: Shinkansen train operations in the area are said to have been banned for some time but have resumed. Some divisions of the JR Mito line are currently operating at low speed. Earlier today, it was reported that the evacuation of residents from the island of Akusikijima in southwestern Japan had begun after Thursday’s earthquake, which registered more than five on the Japanese seismic scale from zero to seven.

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