A magnitude 4.7 earthquake, which measured 4 on the shindo (intensity) scale, was detected at a depth of 70 kilometers northwestern Chiba Prefecture, on Thursday at 8:52 p.m. JST.
Please check the detailed information link below to get the latest tsunami warning data.
As a precaution, those near coastal areas are advised to move to higher ground.
More information:
- Detailed information about this earthquake from the Yahoo! Japan Weather & Disaster website
- Detailed information about this earthquake from the Japan Meteorological Agency website
- The Japan Meterological 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
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