Tokyo: A strong earthquake measuring 6.2 on the Richter scale struck Shimane and Tottori prefectures in Japan on Tuesday morning, according to local media reports.
The Japan Meteorological Agency clarified that no tsunami warning has been issued following the earthquake.
The first tremor occurred at around 10:18 AM local time in the eastern part of Shimane prefecture. It registered an upper level 5 on Japan’s 7-level seismic intensity scale. Another tremor followed at 10:28 AM with an intensity of lower level 5 to 5.1, and a third shock measuring 5.4 occurred at 10:37 AM.
Local media quoting the Meteorological Agency reported that the initial earthquake originated at a depth of approximately 10 kilometres. So far, there have been no reports of injuries.
Officials at the Shimane nuclear power plant in Matsue city confirmed that no abnormalities were detected after the earthquake.
Due to power supply disruptions caused by the earthquake, bullet train services in western Japan were temporarily suspended. JR West announced that the Sanyo Shinkansen line services between Okayama and Hiroshima stations were halted. The railway company expects services to resume by around 1 PM. Delays continue on other sections of the line, according to Kyodo News.
Earlier, on December 31 last year, a 5.7 magnitude earthquake struck near the coast of Iwate prefecture in northern Japan. That earthquake occurred at a depth of about 30 kilometres off the eastern coast of Iwate, registering a level 4 on the seismic intensity scale in Morioka city. No tsunami warning was issued then either.
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