An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 5.2 struck Ishikawa Prefecture, on the Sea of Japan coast, on Sunday but there was no fear of a tsunami, the weather agency said.
The quake occurred at 3:08 p.m. at a depth of around 10 kilometers, registering a lower 6 on the Japanese seismic intensity scale to 7 in the city of Suzu, at the tip of the Noto Peninsula, the Meteorological Agency said.
There were no injuries reported, local police said.
The government has set up a liaison unit at the crisis management center of the Prime Minister's Office.
No abnormalities have been reported so far at the Shika nuclear power plant in the prefecture.
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
