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WEDNESDAY, MAY 14, 2025
Earthquake shakes eastern Japan, no tsunami warning

World+Biz

Reuters
17 December, 2020, 02:05 pm
Last modified: 17 December, 2020, 02:10 pm

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Earthquake shakes eastern Japan, no tsunami warning

The epicentre of the earthquake was in Ibaraki prefecture, north of the capital Tokyo

Reuters
17 December, 2020, 02:05 pm
Last modified: 17 December, 2020, 02:10 pm
The epicentre of the earthquake was in Ibaraki prefecture Photo: Collected
The epicentre of the earthquake was in Ibaraki prefecture Photo: Collected

An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 4.6 shook eastern Japan on Thursday, the Japan Meteorological Agency said.

The epicentre of the earthquake was in Ibaraki prefecture, north of the capital Tokyo, the agency said, adding that a tsunami warning had not been issued.

There were no were immediate reports of damage.

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