Japan was shaken by another earthquake. The earthquake struck north of Tokyo at around 9 am local time on Thursday (March 21). The magnitude was 5.3. However, no tsunami warning was issued for this.
The US Geological Survey (USGS) said that the epicenter of the earthquake was four kilometers north of Tokyo in the Kasukabe area. Kasukabe city is home to 230,000 people.
Japan said that the epicenter of the earthquake was 50 kilometers below the surface. Japan has its own scale for measuring earthquakes. On that scale from zero to seven, the magnitude of the earthquake today was five. That is, a strong tremor was felt.
Warning sirens sounded in Tokyo and its surrounding areas immediately after the earthquake.
Several houses were damaged in the incident. However, there were no reports of casualties.
Japanese news agency NHK reported that the bullet train was stopped due to the earthquake. There is no light on the road from Tokyo to Fukushima. So the train had to be stopped.
The work of the nuclear reactor was also stopped temporarily. It was investigated whether there was any problem anywhere in the nuclear power plant. The power plant is very close to the earthquake site.
Japan is a very earthquake-prone country. Every year, at least 1,800 earthquakes occur there, which is about 18 percent of the world’s total. The country’s houses are also built in this way. Due to this, the damage is also less.
