More than 20 people were injured after a magnitude 5.7 earthquake struck Shizuoka Prefecture in central Japan early Sunday, November 8.
According to the Japan Meteorological Agency, the quake registered an upper 5 on Japan’s seismic intensity scale of zero to seven in Chita City, Aichi Prefecture, near the border of Shizuoka.
No tsunami threat was reported.
The agency said this was the strongest shaking recorded in Aichi in 30 years.
Lower 5 intensity was also observed in parts of Aichi, Shizuoka, Gifu, and Nagano prefectures.
The earthquake’s epicenter was estimated to be in western Shizuoka, at a depth of approximately 41 kilometers.
Meanwhile, local authorities in Higashiura, Aichi, reported water supply disruptions in some parts of the town.
Several weaker aftershocks were also recorded.
(Photo Courtesy: AFP)
