Strong quake rattles Tokyo area

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Strong quake rattles Tokyo area, no damage or injury reports
YURI KAGEYAMA, Associated Press

TOKYO (AP) — A strong earthquake rattled the Japanese capital of Tokyo and its suburbs Monday, with a preliminary magnitude reading of 5.6, shaking buildings and temporarily stopping trains.

There were no immediate reports of damages or casualties from the quake, which struck at 2:28 p.m. (0528 GMT). The Japanese Meteorological Agency issued a tsunami warning as a cautionary measure, but removed it within minutes.

The quake was centered in the northern part of Saitama Prefecture, a state northwest of Tokyo, and 50 kilometers (31 miles) below ground level, the agency said.

The quake shook all 23 wards of Tokyo, as well as the surrounding prefectures including Ibaraki, Tochigi, Saitama and Gunma.

Tokyo Electric Power Co., the utility running Fukushima Dai-ichi nuclear power plant, which went into multiple meltdowns after the March 2011 massive tsunami, said there were no new abnormalities observed there, or at its other plants. There were also no abruptions to the electric supply, TEPCO said.

Narita international airport closed its runways for inspection but resumed operations after about 10 minutes when no problems were found, airport spokesman Satoshi Morishima said. Some train services in the area also stopped for about 10 minutes.

Japan is one of the most earthquake-prone nations in the world. A magnitude 5 quake can cause considerable damage, while a magnitude 6 temblor can cause severe damage.

-- (c) Associated Press 2015-05-25

[lee b]

What is going on in the world ! How many quakes has there been in the past month???? From Japan,Myanmar, Indonesia, Thailand , UK !!!!! and the rest....

[trogers]

What is going on in the world ! How many quakes has there been in the past month???? From Japan,Myanmar, Indonesia, Thailand , UK !!!!! and the rest....

Rising seas putting added pressure on the crusts?

[kaorop]

What is going on in the world ! How many quakes has there been in the past month???? From Japan,Myanmar, Indonesia, Thailand , UK !!!!! and the rest....

huh?

tectonic plates are moving all the time, sooner or later they give, there are many many small quakes around the world everyday

occasionally a few large ones come along.

[elgordo38]

What is going on in the world ! How many quakes has there been in the past month???? From Japan,Myanmar, Indonesia, Thailand , UK !!!!! and the rest....

Read the book of Revelations in the bible. Our days are numbered well especially at my age.

[JakeSully]

What is going on in the world ! How many quakes has there been in the past month???? From Japan,Myanmar, Indonesia, Thailand , UK !!!!! and the rest....

huh?

tectonic plates are moving all the time, sooner or later they give, there are many many small quakes around the world everyday

occasionally a few large ones come along.

A few megathrusts are overdue:

Cascadia Subduction Zone

Mariana Trench Subduction Zone

Puerto Rico Subduction Zone

Lisbon Subduction Zone

Venezuela and Peru Subduction Zones.

All haven't had earthquakes in 300 years so a lot of stress has been built up.

And lets not forget San Andreas..