Japan: 4.8 earthquake shakes Tokyo without tsunami warning

An earthquake of magnitude 4.8 shook Tokyo and surrounding areas this Sunday, where it was felt strongly, without the tsunami warning having been activated nor any damage resulting from it having been reported so far.

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He earthquake It occurred at 8:59 am local time (23:59 GMT on Saturday) and had its epicenter at a depth of 80 kilometers at the bottom of the sea, in front of the bay of Tokyoin the center of the country, according to the Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA).

He tremor reached level 4 on the Japanese seismic scale (7 levels and focused on measuring surface shaking and potential damage) and similar levels in neighboring Chiba and Saitama prefectures.

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Japan sit on the call Fire ringone of seismic zones most active in the world and suffers earthquakes relatively frequently, which is why its infrastructure is specially designed to resist the tremors.

Source: Elcomercio

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