Tokyo Quake Injures 37 as Japan Warns of More Shaking for 1 Week
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Updated · The Japan Times · Aug 23
Tokyo Quake Injures 37 as Japan Warns of More Shaking for 1 Week
3 articles · Updated · The Japan Times · Aug 23
Summary
At least 37 people were injured after a magnitude 5.9 earthquake struck southern Ibaraki at 2 a.m., shaking Tokyo and the wider Kanto region for up to a minute.
Japan’s weather agency warned of another quake of similar strength within the next week after lower-5 intensity shaking hit Tokyo’s Adachi Ward and parts of Ibaraki, Saitama and Chiba.
One person was seriously hurt in Kanagawa, a ceiling partially collapsed at Ushiku City Hall in Ibaraki, and reports emerged of people trapped in elevators in Tokyo.
JR East delayed multiple Kanto rail lines Sunday morning, while level-2 long-period ground motion in Tokyo, Saitama and Chiba raised the risk of swaying in high-rise buildings.
No tsunami alert was issued, and Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi said a liaison office had been set up to assess damage and provide timely public information.