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Magnitude 5.5 quake strikes near Asahi, Japan; no tsunami alert
The U.S. Geological Survey recorded a magnitude 5.5 earthquake 5 km east-southeast of Asahi, Japan, with 50 felt reports and no tsunami flag.
A magnitude 5.5 earthquake struck 5 kilometers east-southeast of Asahi, Japan, at 15:07 UTC on Oct. 28, the U.S. Geological Survey said, listing about 50 felt reports and no tsunami flag1.
USGS placed the reviewed event at about 35.70 degrees north, 140.71 degrees east, at a depth of about 41 kilometers, with a green PAGER alert1.
The Japan Times, citing the Japan Meteorological Agency, reported a magnitude 5.4 quake at 12:07 a.m. Thursday Japan time in Yokoshibahikari, Chiba Prefecture, at a depth of 50 kilometers, with no tsunami warning2.
JMA intensity reached as high as lower five on Japan's seven-point shindo scale, and shaking of intensity three or higher was reported in Ibaraki, Tochigi, Saitama and Kanagawa prefectures, the newspaper said2.
The government opened an information liaison office at the Prime Minister's Office at 12:11 a.m., according to NHK as reported by The Japan Times2.
Chiba Prefectural Police had received no reports of damage or injury as of 12:20 a.m. and were still monitoring, NHK reported via The Japan Times2.
