M5.5 quake hits Chiba Pref., no tsunami threat - NHKニュース

An earthquake struck Chiba Prefecture, east of Tokyo, early Thursday morning. There is no threat of tsunami.

The Japan Meteorological Agency says the quake occurred in northeastern Chiba at around 12:07 a.m. The JMA says the quake had a magnitude of 5.5 and struck at a depth of 52 kilometers.

The temblor had an intensity of lower 5 on the Japanese scale of zero to 7 in Yokoshibahikari Town in the prefecture.

An intensity of 4 was observed in several areas of Chiba.

The agency warned of the possibility of falling rocks and landslides in areas hit by strong jolts. It called on residents to stay on the alert for another quake with an intensity of up to around lower 5 for about a week.