Magnitude 5.9 earthquake rattles Tokyo and eastern Kanto region

Sunday by a magnitude 5.9 earthquake centered in southern Ibaraki Prefecture at a depth of 70 kilometers. Shaking registered lower 5 on Japan’s seven-point seismic scale. There was no threat of a tsunami Lower 5 intensity shaking was recorded in parts of Tokyo as well as Ibaraki, Saitama and Chiba prefectures.

This is a developing story. Detailed information about the location of the earthquake, from the Japan Meteorological Agency website An explanation of shindo, Japan’s earthquake intensity scale A guide to what to do before, during and after an earthquake Our portal for disaster-related information This is a developing story.