A number of earthquakes, together with one at 6.2 magnitude, struck western Japan late Tuesday morning native time, centered in Shimane Prefecture and neighboring Tottori Prefecture.
The preliminary quake hit at 10:18 a.m. JST, magnitude 6.2, at a depth of about 6 miles, registering higher 5 on Japan’s seismic depth scale. A second tremor adopted shortly after, magnitude 5.1, registering decrease 5. Lengthy, swaying movement was extensively reported, with further aftershocks persevering with by means of late morning.
Japan’s Japan Meteorological Company says there isn’t any tsunami danger, however warns that earthquakes as much as upper-5 depth may proceed for a couple of week, with the very best danger within the subsequent two to 3 days.
A number of earthquakes, together with one at 6.2 magnitude, struck western Japan late Tuesday morning native time.
Japan Meteorological Company
Officers additionally cautioned about elevated dangers of landslides and falling rocks in harder-hit areas.
Up to now, no accidents have been reported. Two regional electrical energy corporations stated no abnormalities have been detected. Bullet prepare providers have been briefly disrupted, and cameras mounted on buildings confirmed seen shaking.
The strongest shaking was recorded in elements of Matsue and Yasugi in Shimane, and Sakaiminato and close by cities in Tottori.
Weaker however extensively felt shaking prolonged into elements of western Japan, together with Okayama, Hiroshima, Kagawa, and Ehime.
