Minor quake hits Tokyo's vicinity
www.chinaview.cn 2009-09-04 10:46:51 Print
TOKYO, Sept. 4 (Xinhua) -- A minor earthquake measuring 4.5 on the Richter scale jolted Tokyo and neighboring Chiba Prefecture, the Japan Meteorological Agency said Friday.
The focus of the quake, which occurred at 11:30 a.m., was located some 80 km under the sea of Hokuseibu of Chiba, said the agency.
The quake, measured an intensity of three in the Japanese seismological system of seven, is felt in the Tokyo metropolitan area.
There were no immediate reports of casualties or damage to properties. And no tsunami warning was issued. |