More than 30 people were injured in a 6.1-magnitude earthquake that struck the Tokyo region on Thursday night, Japanese authorities said.
The Japanese Meteorological Agency (JMA) noted that there was no risk of a tsunami after the earthquake, which the United States Geological Survey (USGS) had evaluated at 5.9 degrees.
The shock, which was felt across much of eastern Japan, shook some buildings and set off alarms on residents’ phones to give them time to get to safety.
The epicenter of the earthquake – which occurred at 10:41 p.m. local time (1:41 p.m. GMT) – was located 80 kilometers deep in the department of Chiba (east of the capital), the agency said.
On Friday morning (local time), the disaster management agency published a balance of 32 injuries, mostly minor.
He also noted that fires broke out in a building and two refineries, but indicated that they were limited.
Local and high-speed trains were immediately suspended as a precaution, and their operation on Friday morning was still delayed.
There were also controls at the nuclear power plants, without any anomalies being noted.
"Please take steps to protect your life and keep an eye on the latest information"Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, elected by Parliament on Monday, tweeted.
Japan is in the "Ring of Fire" of the Pacific, an arc of intense seismic activity that extends through Southeast Asia and the Pacific basin to South America.
Strict Japanese construction standards allow the buildings to withstand strong shaking.
Last week, a 6.1 magnitude earthquake was felt off the northwest coast of Japan, causing no damage.
Japan continues to be haunted by the 2011 earthquake and tsunami (more than 18,500 dead), which caused the Fukushima nuclear disaster.
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