Magnitude 5.5 Earthquake Hits Japan's Kanto Region, Maximum Intensity 5 Weak in Saitama and Gunma

(Central News Reporter Dai Yazhen, Tokyo, June 16 Special Wire) A magnitude 5.5 earthquake struck Japan's Kanto region at 7:46 PM local time (6:46 AM Taipei time). The maximum intensity of 5 weak was observed in southern Gunma and northern Saitama, but no tsunami warning has been issued.

According to the Japan Meteorological Agency, the epicenter was in southern Ibaraki Prefecture, with a depth of 50 kilometers. The maximum intensity of 5 weak was observed in southern Gunma and northern Saitama. Areas with an intensity of 4 include northern and southern Ibaraki Prefecture, southern Tochigi Prefecture, northern Gunma Prefecture, southern Saitama Prefecture and the Chichibu region, and eastern Kanagawa Prefecture.

Areas with an intensity of 3 include the central part of Fukushima Prefecture, northern Tochigi Prefecture, northeastern and northwestern Chiba Prefecture, the 23 wards of Tokyo, the eastern and western parts of Tama, western Kanagawa Prefecture, the Chūetsu region of Niigata Prefecture, the central and western parts of Yamanashi Prefecture and the Fuji Five Lakes region, the central and southern parts of Nagano Prefecture, and the eastern part of Shizuoka Prefecture.

Residents in Tokyo and various parts of the Kanto region felt a noticeable shake.

As of now, the Japan Meteorological Agency has not issued a tsunami warning and has not received any reports of major damage. (Editor: Chen Chengong) 1150616

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